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Recent Examples of costar
Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
In the snap, Lohan poses with costar Jamie Lee Curtis while wearing a metallic dress and smoky makeup look.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
Last week, as the costars posed on the red carpet at the film's London premiere, Anderson leaned up and gave Neeson a smooch on his cheek.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 July 2025
McMahon, the son of former Australia Prime Minister William McMahon, was remembered in by his former costars from various projects, including Charmed, Nip/Tuck, 2005's Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as well as Paranoia and Red.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 28 July 2025
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Noun
The conversation also led to Yim’s dinner experience with fellow Squid Game costar Lee Byung-hun, who was present in the audience.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
In the snap, Lohan poses with costar Jamie Lee Curtis while wearing a metallic dress and smoky makeup look.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
Last week, as the costars posed on the red carpet at the film's London premiere, Anderson leaned up and gave Neeson a smooch on his cheek.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 July 2025
McMahon, the son of former Australia Prime Minister William McMahon, was remembered in by his former costars from various projects, including Charmed, Nip/Tuck, 2005's Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as well as Paranoia and Red.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar
Noun
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Even the lullaby that serves as the film’s sonic anchor was written by actress Carolina Tejeda for her firstborn child.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other favorite memories include having legendary actress Meryl Streep as a next-door neighbor for a while, plus the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center right across the street.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 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
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Álex Baena, the star signing and La Liga’s highest provider of assists last season, and Marc Pubill were both part of Spain’s under 23 side that won Olympic gold last summer alongside Pablo Barrios.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Magazines invented and distributed the photo shoot, created literary stars like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Malcolm Gladwell and David Foster Wallace.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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All of the hallmarks that made the group such a force in the Seventies and Eighties — the irresistible melodies, the spark-up-and-chill vibes, those voices — are present here, without any trace of aping the past.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The arrivals of Gittens and teenage starlet Estevao are interesting, but the signings of Delap and Joao Pedro suggest Chelsea are keen to have strikers who can fulfil different demands for Maresca.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Recently, American Eagle created a marketing campaign with the rising starlet Sydney Sweeney (known for her roles on the TV shows Euphoria and The White Lotus).—
Richard Kestenbaum,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In that matchup, backup KU QB Cole Ballard (then a third-string walk-on) led Kansas back from a 13-0 deficit ... but Texas Tech kicked a game-winning field goal.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 4-star prospect from Jacksonville Mandarin even recently worked with the first-team offense, along with Louisville transfer Harrison Bailey and redshirt sophomore Aidan Warner, a former walk-on who starred at Winter Park High.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life did not imitate art for the actresses, despite Darren Aronofsky‘s best attempts.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In most other companies, he would have never been cast as a leading man.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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An American Pickle, his last vehicle as a leading man, wound up on HBO Max, though that was one of many films pushed to streaming during early Covid.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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