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Recent Examples of costar
Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
Sitting together for a media day ahead of the series release, Fanning and Pfeiffer appear more friends than costars playing daughter and mother.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Then, Cat Witch, whose identity has been known to viewers as Descendants costar Kylie Cantrall, finally revealed herself to the panel as well.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Despite having a lot less screen time than his costars, he’s emerged as a fan favorite for his antics both on screen—which also earned him an Emmy last fall—and on social media.
—Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
Sitting together for a media day ahead of the series release, Fanning and Pfeiffer appear more friends than costars playing daughter and mother.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
He is also involved in the regenerative bourbon brand, Brother’s Bond Bourbon, with his former The Vampire Diaries costar Paul Wesley.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Then, Cat Witch, whose identity has been known to viewers as Descendants costar Kylie Cantrall, finally revealed herself to the panel as well.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar
Noun
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Since her divorce from country music star Keith Urban, actress Nicole Kidman has been embracing a bold new era of revenge dressing.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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Wilson is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, The Deb‘s lead actress.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Spencer Gerber intentionally hams it up as the applause-loving Cornley actor who plays both Charles’ brother Cecil and Haversham Manor’s gardener Arthur.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ben Stiller, Matt Damon and Emma Stone hammed it up in Super Bowl commercials costing $10 million for 30 seconds.—
Steve Doerschuk,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But what exactly happens to these baby stars next isn't always clear (literally) because they are buried deep within clouds of dark, dusty gas that obscure them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sudeikis stars and executive produces alongside Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee, and Bill Wrubel.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But if getting Andy back in the Runway fold feels a lot like getting her into it in the first film, that feeling will only persist, as the sequel apes the original feature nearly beat for beat, with some small swaps here and there.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a word for this type of storytelling, and Taccone deserves credit for delivering a superior version of this without outright aping its most famous practitioner.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The proposal was so last-minute, DiMaggio didn’t give the starlet a ring until the ceremony itself.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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And across the pond, starlet Rio Ngumoha became Liverpool’s youngest-ever scorer at Anfield.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ballard, who started two games in 2023 after arriving as a walk-on, and Marshall, a dual-threat who led his Michigan high school to a state championship, are stylistically different but close friends competing for the top job.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Aguilera, a 2008 Lake Central graduate who played softball at Evansville, has encouraged McCoy to be a walk-on for the Bulldogs, underscoring her esteem for McCoy’s talent.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Streep imitated how Hawn, 80, would arrive on set, always apologetic.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Speaking in Ormond Beach, DeSantis took aim at Jeffries’ recent warnings to Florida Republicans over redistricting, appearing to use African-American vernacular to imitate the Brooklyn lawmaker, who in 2023 became the first Black politician to lead a major party in Congress.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hollywood’s latest leading man Jonathan Bailey has booked a new film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Max Clayton also makes a strong impression as Danny Bailey, a swaggering leading man modeled after Carousel’s Billy Bigelow and portrayed on the series by Aaron Tveit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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