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noun

Definition of costarnext
as in actress

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verb

as in to ham

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Recent Examples of costar
Noun
Some 80 people attended, including Panettiere’s former Nashville costar Connie Britton and other celebs like Evan Ross and Ruby Rose. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Later, for a photo call at the Empire State building alongside costar Tom Rhys, Ackie showed up wearing a slate gray and black Jean Paul Gaultier graphic maxi-dress paired with Erozee pumps. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
As for his role in the 1994 coming-of-age romance Reality Bites, Hawke credits costar Winona Ryder with getting him on board. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026 On Monday, news broke that Lohan and Waters will officially reteam for a new movie at Netflix, which is set to costar Crazy Rich Asians’ leading man, Henry Golding. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for costar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar
  1. actress
  2. ham
  3. star
  4. ape
  5. starlet
  6. imitate
  7. walk-on
  8. mimic
Noun
  • The All’s Fair actress, 46, shared a throwback photo of herself as a teenager cuddling with Jenner as a baby and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • An urgent call is placed to Paris requesting a colorful Dior gown for the actress, sending Christian Dior and his team of seamstresses into a race against the clock.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of actress
Verb
  • In 2023, Galitzine hammed it up as Jeff, a high school quarterback in Bottoms, co-starring Rachel Sennott, who also co-wrote the film.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • Anna Faris and Regina Hall ham it up alongside Marlon and Shawn Wayans.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Definition of ham
Noun
  • Antetokounmpo’s Heat co-star Bam Adebayo scored just four points in Monday’s half before going on to finish with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 1-of-2 shooting on threes, nine rebounds and four assists.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The basketball expert also worked on two books with NBA star Charles Barkley.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of star
Verb
  • The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of ape
Noun
  • Not a movie starlet scream, but uninhibited howls of pure terror.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The violet-eyed starlet was famously married eight times and engaged ten.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of starlet
Verb
  • Claude is destined to imitate these human traits and mirror the human examples provided to it, including acting like a colleague or friend.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These are commonly used in things like model aircraft to imitate jet engines.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of imitate
Noun
  • Kanzler, most recently the director of player development with the Chicago Cubs, considered medical school after going unrecruited out of high school, but became a two-time Rawlings Gold Glover as a walk-on outfielder at Buffalo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Nakase, who worked her way up from Bruins walk-on to starting point guard and team captain, showed the same grit while rapidly leading the Golden State Valkyries to a WNBA title on Saturday.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of walk-on
Verb
  • Fusion energy has long promised virtually limitless, low-carbon power by mimicking the physical reactions that fuel the Sun.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Batlló, Antoni Gaudí masterpiece whose roof arch mimics a dragon’s back].
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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