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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The big joke of “Gail Daughtry” could be that Slattery joins the gang to help locate his old costar, with whom he’s lost touch after being left on read too many times.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
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
"Don't you think it's kind of awesome to be, like, the costar of Tiny's life?"
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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
“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
Winona Ryder wishes her younger costars would share in her passion for cinema.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
Callum, can you talk about starring in the film, and building a relationship with your costars as you training and prepared for the role?
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023
Howie answered phone calls from costars, his little cousin whose popularity in school is tied to Howie’s success, more lawyers, and his parents.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The actors have costarred in two "Expendables" movies together.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
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
Many years ago they had costarred together in the Jet Li action flick “War” — as FBI agents on the same team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2021
The two have also costarred in a number of films, including “Baby Mama” and “Sisters,” with smaller but memorable roles in Fey’s cult hit “Mean Girls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
In April, she costarred in literary-hoax film “J.T. LeRoy” with Kristen Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
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
Tony Ortega, a well-known Scientology critic, said in June 2020 that it was Danny Masterson who brought Prepon into Scientology in the late 1990s, when they were both costarring on the Fox sitcom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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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