costar
or co-star
[noun koh-stahr; verb koh-stahr]
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noun
verb (used without object), co·starred, co·star·ring.
verb (used with object), co·starred, co·star·ring.
to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
Origin of costar
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Examples from the Web for co-star
Contemporary Examples of co-star
She said that her co-star, Alfre Woodard, talked to her about it a cocktail party that night.
He talks about the first sexual encounters he had with a man, a co-star from when he was starring in Rent on Broadway.
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October 10, 2014
Both Sheldon Leonard, who created the show, and Robert Culp, who was his co-star, were socially conscious.
The story of how it was orchestrated—by co-star Julianna Margulies, no less—has been endearingly documented.
Josh Charles on Life After ‘The Good Wife’ and His Insane Movie ‘Bird People’Kevin Fallon
September 13, 2014
So, Streep rewrote much of her dialogue, which led to tension with her co-star, Hoffman, who felt she was trying to upstage him.
Co-Stars Who Hated Each Other: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 'The Notebook' and MoreMarlow Stern
July 4, 2014
co-star
noun
verb -stars, -starring or -starred
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