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Recent Examples of costars
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Ruffalo got to reunite with his former Marvel costars Downey and Paltrow, as well as his Dark Waters costar Victor Garber.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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The actress called out her Goodbye June costars Helen Mirren, Toni Collette and Andrea Riseborough, as well her Avatar costar Sigourney Weaver who have also rejected Hollywood's plastic surgery pressures.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Ruffalo got to reunite with his former Marvel costars Downey and Paltrow, as well as his Dark Waters costar Victor Garber.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costars
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Louis-Dreyfus is one of the greatest and most celebrated comedy actresses of all time.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Buckley is one of the most respected dramatic actresses working today.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During the final stretch of 2025, Tien reached Beijing’s China Open final, captured his maiden tour title at Metz, France, and closed the season by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals (for top players 20-and-younger) — results that marked him as one of the tour’s fastest-rising young stars.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Portside Wood Round Dining Table Set For dining under the sun or stars, this elevated dining set checks all the boxes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More importantly, this origin story of a movie and a movement apes the joie de moviemaking and the jazzy looseness of the original to an absolutely amazing degree, replicating an off-the-cuff feeling that’s more than a second-hand buzz.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are high columns crawling with ivy, nearly 12 acres of rolling lawns, teensy windows with teensy shutters, and a diminutive pool house that apes a fairy-tale cottage.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Patagonia’s proprietary synthetic fill imitates down’s structure by spinning air-trapping microfilaments around a central fiber and requires fewer stabilizing seams and baffles than down.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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And, because life sometimes imitates art, Williams and Storrie are heading to the Olympics.—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The silk mimics the pale splatter of a real dropping, while the spider’s body provides the dark mass at the center.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Unlike Wegovy and Zepbound, which target one or two hormones that help regulate appetite, retatrutide mimics three.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Costars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costars. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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