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
  • Elisabeth Moss plays a former sitcom star who, after losing one too many jobs to younger actresses, comes under the sway of a powerful wellness guru (Kate Hudson) but begins to sense something sinister afoot.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The actresses will join Paul Mescal (McCartney), Harris Dickinson (Lennon), Barry Keoghan (Starr), and Joseph Quinn (Harrison).
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two were against future NFL stars (Southern Miss’ Brett Favre and NC State’s Philip Rivers).
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting and have appeared in various television shows and movies.
    Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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
  • Their language mimics the essence of things, evocations of items and experiences.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This side of the breakwater was lined with tide pools formed from ECOncrete, a composite cement that mimics natural rock formations.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Costars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costars. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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