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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
His Clarissa costar Kehinde Cardoso had some rules of his own. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 While making Sunrise on the Reaping in Spain, Zada and costar Mckenna Grace burned through the night rewatching the original Hunger Games films, studying every line and gesture. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Merritt Wever, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers also costar in the movie. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 31 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
  • In War, for example, Morgan Henderson does indeed cheat on his wife with a 20-something aspiring actress.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The actress said Toback later made disparaging remarks about her appearance, including comments about her hips.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 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
  • Stokes finished with a personal 2026 postseason-best 13 points to go with eight rebounds, three blocks and suffocating defense on Dream star Angel Reese, who was held to seven points on 2-for-8 shooting.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The former Cowboys star motioned to the drivers of the vehicles to tell them to slow down, and that’s when the dispute began.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of star
Verb
  • The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of ape
Noun
  • The club signed Neymar from Barcelona for €222m, which remains the most expensive transfer of all time, before agreeing a €180m fee for Monaco starlet Mbappe, the second-most expensive.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For the young artist, drawing the adventures of the jet-setting starlet was the perfect assignment.
    — Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of starlet
Verb
  • Rather than simply imitating the brain with silicon chips, the approach uses actual neurons to perform computational work.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Others could imitate but never replicate; their coolness was predicated on their originality.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of imitate
Noun
  • The Ducks’ offense had just 91 total yards before Thomas, a former walk-on, was replaced by Raiola.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Tommy Carr is the son of Michigan graduates, including former walk-on quarterback Jason Carr.
    — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of walk-on
Verb
  • The novel was also partly epistolary, including segments of fictional court transcripts and news coverage created by King (who enjoyed mimicking different writing styles).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The result is weightless all-day volume that mimics that of hair on the much thicker side, and hairstylist Becca Kraeger swears by it for adding fullness and bounce to natural curls without weighing them down.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mimic

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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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