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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Parker told Rolling Stone in 2024 for Lipa’s cover story. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 Insiders shared more about the family's private world in a recent PEOPLE cover story, which explored Harry and Meghan's lives now and the impact of their trip to Australia in April. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 The company, cofounded with Palmer Luckey, is pushing fast, software‑driven battlefield systems despite political backlash over tech’s role in warfare, Allie Garfinkle reports in a new Fortune digital cover story. Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 6 May 2026 In a Harper’s Bazaar cover story published last month, Hathaway’s co-star Meryl Streep revealed that Hathaway went up to the film’s producers on set and urged them to cast size-inclusive models. Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 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 12 May. 2026.

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