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 his Rolling Stone cover story, Boone talked about his upcoming album, American Heart. Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 In February 2025, Vanity Fair published a cover story about the couple’s lives in California. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025 In Vogue's April cover story, the model opened up about the origins of her relationship with the actor, 50. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 In a Vogue cover story published Tuesday (March 11), the model got candid about her co-parenting relationship with the former One Direction star. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 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 18 Mar. 2025.

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