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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The pair, who were first linked in early 2024, split in June, the pop singer confirmed in a cover story with Rolling Stone published earlier this month. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Swift later slammed the joke in a Vanity Fair cover story. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 Reports of sustainability’s death were loud –Bloomberg Businessweek ran a cover story about it – but greatly exaggerated. Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025 For The Hollywood Reporter’s cover story on Bargatze that published ahead of the Emmys, TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown discussed The Breadwinner’s appeal for the Sony label. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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