cover story
cov·er sto·ry
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhv-er stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /ˈkʌv ər ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhv-er stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /ˈkʌv ər ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/
Definitions of cover story words
- noun cover story a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine 3
- noun cover story a story made up to disguise one's real identity or activity 3
- noun cover story the article in a magazine that deals with the subject depicted on the cover 3
- noun cover story a magazine article highlighted by an illustration on the cover. 1
- noun cover story a fabricated story used to conceal a true purpose; alibi: No one believed the cover story released to the press. 1
- noun cover story A story that appears on the front page of a publication. 0
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Origin of cover story
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Cover story
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cover story popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cover story usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cover story
noun cover story
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
- apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
- trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- rationalization — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
Antonyms for cover story
noun cover story
- permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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