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View synonyms for cover story

cover story

noun

  1. a magazine article highlighted by an illustration on the cover.
  2. a fabricated story used to conceal a true purpose; alibi:

    No one believed the cover story released to the press.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cover story1

First recorded in 1945–50

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