costar
Americannoun
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costars
plural
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
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to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
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Etymology
Origin of costar
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Actress Blake Lively has reportedly told a New York court that she lost more than $40 million as a result of “reputational damage” she suffered during her ongoing feud with her former costar, Justin Baldoni.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Instead, she at first finds Mr. Hamm’s “Mad Men” costar, a touchy John Slattery, living out of his garage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
For while other actors were as photogenic on screen as Dean, including “Giant” costar Elizabeth Taylor, it’s difficult to think of another star who made such an impact with his still images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Mirren and Brosnan are not the first to push back on the idea of Bond being played by a woman, with the sentiment echoed by Brosnan's Die Another Day costar, Halle Berry.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
He could throw a tantrum or two until Jenny figured out what he wanted: Cha-Cha to costar in every episode!
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Later, in a pre-recorded skit, Hargitay and her costars from Law & Order SVU tried to solve the mystery of whether Taylor Swift would appear at the Emmys.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
His mother and father encourage him to see the beauty and balladry in everyday life, and with earnest, wide-eyed awe, Jupe quickly runs circles around costars twice his age.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
“The Masked Singer” trophy was down to two contestants, Gumball and Goldfish, who were later revealed to have been former costars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
Despite her reputation as being unpretentious, she acquired a notoriety on set, intimidating directors and costars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
They napped in meadows and stood knee-deep in frigid streams, costars in their own private dog-food commercial.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Stern uses 2021’s best-picture-winning “CODA,” which costarred Matlin, as a happy ending of sorts for her film, without denying the ongoing movement for greater Deaf visibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
It was filmed entirely in Japan and costarred the legendary actor Toshiro Mifune as Toranaga, around whom the kingdom’s political constellation methodically arranges itself.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024
“I costarred with a ferret in ‘Kindergarten Cop.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
She had just completed directing "Waitress," a film she wrote and costarred in when she was slain; a few months later, it would premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2021
The longtime family home of the late Rose Marie, who costarred in “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” has come on the market in the Chisholm Estates neighborhood of Van Nuys at $1.049 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2019
“Broad City’s” Ilana Glazer turns from comedy to horror with “False Positive,” a pregnancy thriller costarring Justin Theroux and Pierce Brosnan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
You first came to prominence in the late '70s with two back-to-back ensemble films "Breaking Away," and "The Long Riders," the latter costarring your brother, Randy.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2023
Desi's rise — musician turned bandleader turned actor turned cofounder of a production company with a hit TV show costarring him — was objectively impressive, but for the senior Arnazes it wasn't enough.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022
She made her first movie at 16 and graduated from teenage roles to costarring in the lavish musical productions there were a 20th-century Hollywood staple.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Stanley Tucci voices Bitsy Brandenham on Apple TV+'s animated musical series “Central Park,” cocreated by and costarring Josh Gad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
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