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 new cover story interview with Variety, the actor shares some juicy tidbits about the future of his wizard superhero. Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025 This digital cover story is part of Billboard’s Genre Now package, highlighting the artists pushing their musical genres forward — and even creating their own new ones. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025 As multiple women accused Gaiman of assault and abuse in New York’s latest cover story, some even implied Palmer was aware of and enabled his behavior. Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025 Earlier this month, Shields spoke with Real Simple for their cover story and shared what it's been like raising her two daughters in a culture that seems to be so obsessed with being younger. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Jan. 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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