in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The Haunted Spookeasy is decorated with horror movie memorabilia and staff is dressed in costume for photo opportunities and a small scare.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Seen in the video in costume are Minti Varieties and KiYanna Uchawi, who opened for Roan on Friday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Between that and the fact that Swift, in costume, is the only figure in them (though she’s often multiplied), there’s a samey-sameness to the presentation that starts to make the effect into that of a single extended video.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The Haunted Spookeasy is decorated with horror movie memorabilia and staff is dressed in costume for photo opportunities and a small scare.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Seen in the video in costume are Minti Varieties and KiYanna Uchawi, who opened for Roan on Friday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Between that and the fact that Swift, in costume, is the only figure in them (though she’s often multiplied), there’s a samey-sameness to the presentation that starts to make the effect into that of a single extended video.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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