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.
Recent Examples on the Web In her cover story for the spring issue of Interview Magazine, the singer spoke about how Riot is already wearing his older brother’s clothes. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 McAlpin, the chief investigator and highest-ranking deputy at the scene, struck Parker with a piece of wood, stole from the property and pressured the other officers to go with the false cover story, the indictment said. USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 RiRi hinted at her desire to have more kids in a new cover story with Interview magazine, which arrived on Tuesday (April 9). Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024 Head over to Vogue’s website to read Zendaya’s latest cover story in its entirety. Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024 In our cover story, Shawn Tully traces the current woes of aeronautics giant Boeing to management’s effort, over decades, to squeeze out higher profits for shareholders. Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024 The EAs flew private and ate $500-a-head dinners, and MacAskill’s second book had a lavish promotion campaign that got him the cover story of Time magazine. Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024 In a new cover story interview with Vogue Singapore, the British pop star, 31, responded to fan criticism of the cover artwork for her upcoming record, Brat, which simply features the title blurred out over a lime green backdrop. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 In a recent Bloomberg Businessweek cover story, there’s a moment when General Electric CEO Larry Culp is taking a tour through a factory. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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