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cover story
noun as in excuse
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
- come-off
- cop-out
- coverup
- fish story
- song and dance
- why and wherefore
noun as in pretext
Example Sentences
But you cannot simply ask the subject of your cover story what has made her the current cinema’s rawest nerve.
Reckzeh had been set up as a spy and agent provocateur by the Gestapo: Thadden had been fooled by his elaborately constructed cover story.
It was a fine cover story, and Abel really was interested in painting.
Speaking quickly and in a hushed tone, Mr Hussain fired questions at our reporter about his cover story - the mini-mart and the immigration fine.
One of our reporters managed to call Mr Farzanda, using the same cover story as he had told Mr Ahmad Ali.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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