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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
Less than two weeks after the sudden death of her costar Hayden Panettiere, the Nashville actress posted an Instagram tribute to Dolly Parton following the country superstar’s death on Tuesday. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 In October 2025, Curry made another appearance in celebration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s 50th anniversary at a screening at Hollywood Forever Cemetery alongside his costar, Barry Bostwick. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Wrong Paris actress also experienced her second kiss in front of cameras — and costar Nathan Kress’ then-girlfriend. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Ewan McGregor was excited to finally costar in a movie with Anne Hathaway. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 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
  • Paul Petersen, who played Shelley Fabares’ brother on The Donna Reed Show, paid tribute to the late actress.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rogers and the actress, 80, were married from 1977 until 1993.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 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
  • Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, Jack White, every living president, Jane Fonda, and countless more have all mourned the beloved star.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The late star had also been a co-owner of Sandollar Productions alongside her former manager, Sandy Gallin, which produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Father of the Bride and Sabrina, among others.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of star
Verb
  • 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
  • The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Definition of ape
Noun
  • The Old Hollywood starlet received eight engagement rings from her suitors, as some of them opted to give her other jewelry in lieu of a ring.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In 2018, Kate Bosworth was slated to play the starlet in a film titled Tate, and Hilary Duff starred as the late actress in 2019’s The Haunting of Sharon Tate.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of starlet
Verb
  • But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But from Ossoff, who cuts a more wholesome figure and doesn’t imitate the president, the attacks are more surprising—and therefore perhaps more effective.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitate
Noun
  • All else went without a hitch at the show, which also featured a walk-on from crown holders from years past.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Back in his days at Arizona, Cole had offered a walk-on spot to a young left-hander named Tarik Skubal.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of walk-on
Verb
  • At the University of Mississippi, a video went viral of a Black woman surrounded by white students and the white students mimicking ape-like motions toward the woman and making monkey-like calls.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers have developed a six-legged robot that can learn to walk by mimicking a stick insect’s movement patterns.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimic

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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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