Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to feature as the co-star in a performance.
- intransitive verb to be the co-star in a performance.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
costar . - verb Alternative spelling of
costar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
- verb feature as the co-star in a performance
- verb be the co-star in a performance
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Examples
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There, in that venerable West Village venue, paired with Dennis Boutsikaris, her co-star from the short lived production of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, she plays Juliana Smithton, a well-dressed scientist addressing a meeting of doctors in St. Thomas on the subject of pharmaceuticals who loses composure distracted by a girl in a yellow string bikini, a possible vision caused by a brain tumor.
Regina Weinreich: The Other Place May Be Right Here Regina Weinreich 2011
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Vartan's Alias co-star, Victor Garber, served as a groomsman.
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Burton may have referred to his co-star as "Miss Tits", yet his description of their first encounter suggests his true emotions: "She is famine, fire, destruction, and plague, she is the Dark Lady of the Sonnets, the onlie true begetter… Her breasts were apocalyptic, they would topple empires down before they withered… She was lavish.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Hannah Betts 2011
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Emma Watson admits her first crush was a Harry Potter co-star
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The night before, Bryan Cranston was on the red carpet being photographed with his Emmy-winning co-star Aaron Paul.
Cynthia Ellis: Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad's Fourth Season Premiere: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. Cynthia Ellis 2011
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News you can use: Michael C. Hall enjoyed the party with fellow cast members from Showtime's Dexter, including his wife and co-star, Jennifer Carpenter.
Governors Ball features a colorful theme and praise for the host 2009
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Adding insult to injury: Her former Friends co-star Matt LeBlanc earned a nomination for Episodes.
Emmys Surprises and Snubs: Kyra's Out, But Game of Thrones Is In! 2011
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The night before, Bryan Cranston was on the red carpet being photographed with his Emmy-winning co-star Aaron Paul.
Cynthia Ellis: Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad's Fourth Season Premiere: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. Cynthia Ellis 2011
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Also giving heaps of credit to Martindale was co-star Walton Goggins, who, along with series star Timothy Olyphant and guest star Jeremy Davies, also earned a nod on Thursday.
Justified Emmy Nominee Margo Martindale: "I Haven't Gotten to Do All the Things I Can Do" 2011
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Which leaves us with the stunning Margulies, whose fiercest competition may be Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss — with co-star Hamm, touting their brilliant work on the instant-classic "The Suitcase" episode.
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