costars 1 of 2

variants or co-stars
Definition of costarsnext
plural of costar

costars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of costar

Example Sentences

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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
  • Sadly, one of the series' beloved actresses, Catherine O'Hara, died in January 2026 at the age of 71.
    Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • O'Hara's survivors include her husband Bo Welch and their sons, Matthew and Luke, as well as the actresses' siblings Michael O’Hara; Mary Margaret O’Hara; Maureen Jolley; Marcus O‘Hara; Tom O’Hara; and Patricia Wallice.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • One of hip-hop's highest charting stars of 2025, BigXthaPlug, fuses rap and country.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Taking its name from Don Winslow’s novella, Crime 101 stars Chris Hemsworth as Mike, a lone-wolf jewel thief operating along the Pacific Coast Highway.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • More importantly, this origin story of a movie and a movement apes the joie de moviemaking and the jazzy looseness of the original to an absolutely amazing degree, replicating an off-the-cuff feeling that’s more than a second-hand buzz.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There are high columns crawling with ivy, nearly 12 acres of rolling lawns, teensy windows with teensy shutters, and a diminutive pool house that apes a fairy-tale cottage.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And, because life sometimes imitates art, Williams and Storrie are heading to the Olympics.
    Anna Zucca, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The layered neckline, with the bust peeking out from behind, imitates this season's hottest red carpet trend, the semi-visible bra.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Jan. 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
  • The base of the heart perfectly mimics the shape of the nail.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Texas Department of Agriculture deployed traps along the border last summer loaded with a synthetic bait that mimics the smell of rotting animal flesh ao attract, trap and kill the flies.
    CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Costars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costars. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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