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Recent Examples of costar
Noun
Theron’s Old Guard 2 costars KiKi Layne, Henry Golding and Marwan Kenzari were also in attendance at the event, as Theron and Layne took part in a live version of Hot Ones with host Sean Evans and one highest bidder following the night’s fundraising auction. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025 Lee gives it his all as usual, but with Gi-hun gone at the midpoint, the episode gives way to his superb costars; Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man, Wi Ha-jun as his brother Jun-ho, Park Gyu-young as No-eul. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 June 2025 Sources told the Hollywood Reporter that Anderson and her costar ultimately took home equal pay for the series. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025 The two would later appear as costars in Citizen Ruth (1996), Daddy and Them (2001), Inland Empire (2006) and on HBO's Enlightened. Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for costar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar
Noun
  • Model and actress Poppy Delevingne welcomed her first child with partner Archie Keswick and shared the happy news via Instagram over the Fourth of July weekend.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2025
  • The former American actress, who launched her brand earlier this year, has seen her products sell out in under an hour.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
  • In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • The pop star, 31, has released his seventh studio album, Swag, his first since 2021's Justice, with the album arriving on the heels of Bieber's hyperactivity on social media and divorce rumors surrounding him and his wife, Hailey Bieber.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • In the second match of the semifinals, Sinner will face No. 6 Novak Djokovic, in a contest between one of tennis’ newer stars with a likely dominant career ahead, and one who is among the greatest ever to play but is now age 38.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Shooter aped Marvel Comics’ writing style, bringing a measure of 1960s cool to the more uptight comics that National put out.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • Instead of trying to ape a classic 16-bit console on modern hardware, why not develop the game properly on the original console?
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • With the help of a starlet named Vera, her dream of meeting him slowly takes shape.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2025
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones announced her new role as most starlets do these days: on Instagram.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Molo currently represents 13 objectors to the House settlement, including former Yale rower Grace Menke and Michigan walk-on football player John Weidenbach.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
  • Before the introduction of Lightning Lane, Pirates of the Caribbean was often a walk-on ride with wait times of 5 to 10 minutes.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • And beyond device checks, smart verification systems can also monitor behavioral signals—like typing speed, location, or login habits—to spot anomalies that a cloned voice can’t imitate.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025
  • His celebration imitated him sitting down playing a video game – a tribute to his former Portugal teammate Diogo Jota who died in a car crash last week.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • All was good for Britian’s long-time leading man with the standing and subsequent socializing part, but the settling in seemed slowly to overtake the esteemed actor.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Both films made over $200 million at the box office, cementing Hanks as the ultimate leading man — appealing in a sensitive, Everyman kind of way.
    Rachel Yang, EW.com, 9 July 2025

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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costar. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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