costar
or co-star
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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How to use costar in a sentence
She confirmed the news to People as she celebrated with her costars in the upcoming Amazon Video series A League of Their Own.
Abbi Jacobson engaged to her girlfriend Jodi Balfour | Tianrui Huang | August 8, 2022 | Washington BladeDuring the pandemic, nearly half of all employees with advanced degrees were working remotely, while more than 90% of those with a high school diploma or less had to show up in person, costar found.
The Pandemic Revealed How Much We Hate Our Jobs. Now We Have a Chance to Reinvent Work | Joanne Lipman | May 27, 2021 | TimeAfter signing on to the film, Moore enlisted the services of her 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin to play her caring husband.
During the filming of To Die For, Affleck shared an apartment in Toronto with his costar, Joaquin Phoenix.
Casey Affleck, Star of ‘Out of the Furnace,’ on His Hollywood Struggles | Marlow Stern | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWait… and Shailene, the star of that, is your costar in The Spectacular Now.
Brie Larson On ‘Short Term 12,’ One of the Year’s Best Films | Marlow Stern | August 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Usher Monteith's onscreen romance with costar Lea Michele wasn't hard to fake: the two actors were dating in real life as well.
Her Spring Breakers costar, James Franco, is apparently a pretty big fan, too.
Selena Gomez on Playing a Bikini-Clad Vigilante in ‘Spring Breakers’ | Marlow Stern | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGutenbergs priority is disputed by those who deem Lawrence costar, of Haarlem, the real inventor of the art.
As for Bony, De costar says he was very cool during the whole day, and even gay.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) | John Gibson LockhartAs the cannon-balls flew over them, De costar ducked; at which the Emperor laughed, and told him they would hit him all the same.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) | John Gibson LockhartIn our rounds we fell in with Monsieur de costar, with whom he got into conversation.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) | John Gibson LockhartVoiture and costar frequently cite him as a model in their letters.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for co-star
an actor who shares star billing with another
(intr often foll by with) to share star billing (with another actor)
(tr) to present as sharing top billing: the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields
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