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

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Recent Examples of costars
Verb
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
  • But the real story is Byrne, tragic but ruthlessly funny, telling more story with the twitchy skin under her eyes than other actresses can tell in a whole movie.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Making best dressed — or worst dressed lists — is something both actresses and stylists can translate into cash.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the film — her first since portraying opera diva Maria Callas in last year’s Maria — the Oscar winner, 50, stars as Maxine, an American film director hired to make a video for a Paris fashion event amid being diagnosed with breast cancer and navigating a divorce.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Costars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costars. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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