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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In a recent cover story for The Cut, the Love Jones star, 54, opened up about her co-parenting relationship with her ex, Ime Udoka. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Jocasta intercepts him and narrows her eyes at his cover story. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025 The issue was addressed last year in a historic Billboard Español cover story with multiple Venezuelan artists speaking out from exile for democracy in their country. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Kidman reflected on life’s unpredictable turns in her Vogue cover story. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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