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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Roughly a minute long, the trailer begins with West, 48, walking around a circle made up of Yeezy sneakers, presumably from his Forbes cover story shoot in 2019. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 In a cover story for GQ, Kelce divulges all about his career, Swift, and more. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Travis Kelce discusses his relationship with Taylor Swift in a new GQ cover story. Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 In her Monday cover story with Vogue, the actress opened up about the mixed experience of shaving her head for the role. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover story

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Aug. 2025.

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