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Recent Examples of costar
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
After dodging several audience questions about an Office reboot during his opening monologue-turned-Q&A, Carell started getting peppered with resentful recriminations from his own former costars.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Jackman has been romantically linked to his former Music Man costar, Sutton Foster, 50, since January 2025, after the pair were snapped holding hands while stepping out for dinner in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 May 2025
The show comes with some other challenges, most notably holding in laughter, particularly in scenes with costars Pierce and Karimloo, Williams says.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Noun
At the premiere, Sara donned a simple black skirt and top combo and statement jewelry, posing alongside Hiddleston and other costars, including Mark Hamill and Matthew Lillard.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
After dodging several audience questions about an Office reboot during his opening monologue-turned-Q&A, Carell started getting peppered with resentful recriminations from his own former costars.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Jackman has been romantically linked to his former Music Man costar, Sutton Foster, 50, since January 2025, after the pair were snapped holding hands while stepping out for dinner in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 May 2025
The show comes with some other challenges, most notably holding in laughter, particularly in scenes with costars Pierce and Karimloo, Williams says.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar
Noun
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Its only movie to date, a 2022 drama called The Wandering Moon, about a fateful friendship between a young man and a girl, got six nominations for the Japan Academy Film Prize, including for best actor and actress.—
James Simms,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Sunset Blvd’s star Nicole Scherzinger and Gypsy’s Audra McDonald will vie for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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There is not normally an upside to losing a star player through injury for a lengthy period, but Kaoru Mitoma’s absence from the last 16 games of the 2023-24 season had a silver lining for Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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When one genre becomes successful, other developers ape that aesthetic, and that creates deja vu projects that feel like an experience gamers have played before.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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According to Check Point, Google is second only to Microsoft in its likelihood to be aped in an attack.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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This new accessory found mainstream appeal in the 1920s, coinciding nicely with the rise of the film industry, whose stars and starlets soon made the protective eyewear a bonafide fashion trend.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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And the Island team, which likes to get the ball down and play, is a good place for starlets to develop.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The walk-ons do not count against the new limit of 15 scholarship players as set by the NCAA.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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Additionally, the team welcomes walk-on Mason Denaburg, whose journey includes six seasons in the Washington Nationals’ minor-league system.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Life is not imitating art for The White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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One example is the achievement of Heinz ketchup in validating its market dominance by showing how art imitates life, and AI imitates humans.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Daniel Kaluuya is perhaps the only Black leading man who rivals Jordan’s mix of critical acclaim and box-office success.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Hutchins was attending a rehearsal at New Mexico’s Bonanza Creek Ranch on Oct. 21, 2021, when she was fatally shot by a prop gun handled by leading man Alec Baldwin.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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