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coacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of coact
as in stars (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coacts
  1. costars
  2. mimics
  3. acts out
Verb
  • 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
Definition of costars
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  • Along with the sneaker appearing scuffed and slashed as if it’s been tangling with Ghostface, the tongue’s Nike branding mimics the font of the film’s logo.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This, the play posits, is exactly what young Housman (Yaron Lotan, in a poignant performance that subtly mimics Greenspan’s distinctive timbre) did at the end of his time at Oxford.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mimics
Verb
  • The next time your child acts out, try doing these five things.
    — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Fleming acts out each detail with gusto, and this full sensory barrage earns him his loudest round of applause yet.
    — John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of acts out
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“Coacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coacts. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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