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cover story

noun

: a story accompanying a magazine-cover illustration

Examples of cover story in a Sentence

The magazine recently did a cover story on diabetes.
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Reportedly, Jenner was not pleased with Chalamet’s refusal to comment on their relationship in his November 6 Vogue cover story, per the Daily Mail. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025 While the headlines of their surprise romance were met with enthusiasm by many and skepticism by some, Anderson, 58, shares her memories of their private relationship for the first time in this week’s PEOPLE cover story. Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 Head over to Time magazine’s website to read DiCaprio’s cover story in its entirety. Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Dec. 2025 Admittedly, Isaacs has wound up talking about The White Lotus a lot over the past year; including in THR‘s April cover story. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover story

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover story was in 1948

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“Cover story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20story. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

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