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 During her time at Glamour, she's written cover stories with Kacey Musgraves, Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, and Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead for... Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2024 Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024 But in her bold new memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens, excerpted in this week's cover story, Ina, 76, details their separation and near-divorce in the 1970s. Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024 Nonetheless, in her 2023 cover story with Billboard, Shakira revealed that for the past seven years, she had been sidetracked by family matters and life in Barcelona, far from music industry action. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cover story 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

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