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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tjum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstjum /


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We see the original poster, the VHS tape and the killer’s costume.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Who wants to see a guy jump around in a costume while people are out there really being sick?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

As I walked out of a restaurant, I passed a guy who had the most authentic Deadpool costume I’d ever seen.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

She’d known what costume she was planning on wearing.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

This was a one-man show performed in two costumes.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Ryan Murphy’s FX adaptation of ‘The Shards’ brings Bret Easton Ellis’ coming-of-age thriller to life with meticulous production design, costumes and iconic L.A. locations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"I think it would be really exciting to see different kinds of costumes," the 38-year-old nurse told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Walking around Comic Con, I couldn’t help thinking that dressing up in gaudy costumes wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Aimee unhooks the rope that everyone must wait behind and says, “C’mon, Delsie and Ronan! The director said I can take you backstage. I’ll show you the costumes and stuff.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

The dancers, costumed in their Saturday evening black-and-white vintage best, added to the parading splendor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

A fleet company of dancers, choreographed and costumed by Spencer Liff, added to the dreamlike effect of a concert bookended by numbers from “A Chorus Line.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Given the group’s commitment to costumed stage personas, the mixed sexuality of their members, and their name, the Village People came to represent the confluence of masculinity and queerness.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Similar clips of costumed moviegoers transforming theaters into discothèques spread across Instagram and TikTok as Jackson fans turned out in force to see parts of the star’s life re-enacted on the big screen.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

The collective appearance of the gentlemen, like that of the ladies, is very imposing: they are all costumed in black; most of them are tall, some young.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

With each passing month, the book club became more elaborate and more involved — including vacations in coastal towns, costuming, pickleball tournaments and monogrammed custom merch.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

From the soundtrack’s mix of pop hits and little-known, chic electronic tunes, to Patricia Field’s sumptuous couture costuming — not to mention the stellar performances, lovely direction and clever writing.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2026

Baxter played most of the parts, bolstered by a riot of colour, fabulous sets, costuming and sharp scripts.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

By “my company will change directions,” Whitten is referring to his sexuality, a personal struggle he details explicitly in a poetry collection called “Save Me,” self-published in 1983 while still on a break from costuming.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2025

What Lana had seen of the act so far was not promising, but Darlene said that the costuming would transform the performance into a thing of beauty.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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