Definitions

cover story

NOUN

excuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alibi apology justification pretext rationalization substitute trick

STRONG

cleanup cover defense disguise evasion expedient extenuation grounds jive makeshift mitigation plea regrets routine semblance shift song stall stopgap story subterfuge vindication whitewash

WEAK

come-off cop-out coverup fish story song and dance why and wherefore

Antonyms

STRONG

permanent

NOUN

pretext

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alibi come-off excuse guise ploy pretense ruse

STRONG

affectation appearance bluff cleanup cloak color coloring cover cover-up device face feint front mask masquerade plea routine semblance show simulation stall stratagem subterfuge veil

WEAK

cop-out fig leaf red herring song and dance

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality

STRONG

back rear truth

Example Sentences

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In a GQ cover story this summer,, external Kelce said his football "might have slipped a little bit because I did have a little bit more focus in trying to set myself up".

From BBC

Within a month of his acquisition, it was the subject of a cover story in Fortune titled, “The Comeuppance of Carl Icahn.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I made up a cover story, moved away and didn't look back," she told the court.

From BBC

But you cannot simply ask the subject of your cover story what has made her the current cinema’s rawest nerve.

From Los Angeles Times

Reckzeh had been set up as a spy and agent provocateur by the Gestapo: Thadden had been fooled by his elaborately constructed cover story.

From The Wall Street Journal

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