costars 1 of 2

variants or co-stars
plural of costar

costars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of costar

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of costars
Verb
The actress called out her Goodbye June costars Helen Mirren, Toni Collette and Andrea Riseborough, as well her Avatar costar Sigourney Weaver who have also rejected Hollywood's plastic surgery pressures. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 Ruffalo got to reunite with his former Marvel costars Downey and Paltrow, as well as his Dark Waters costar Victor Garber. Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costars
Noun
  • The glass fell over and the wine shot out with such force and landed squarely on the FACE of one of television’s greatest actresses —Rhea Seehorn.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Reps for the studio declined comment; the actresses’ reps couldn’t be reached.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Here’s everything to know about where the stars’ careers took them after the film’s release.
    Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In her press conference, Wilde also lauded her fallow stars of the film.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As with that of the previous Roma Spider, the soft-top roof is made of five layers of cloth and mimics the silhouette of the coupe’s roofline.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The opioid mimics Kratom is ground from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a Southeast Asian coffee tree.
    Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Costars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costars. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!