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costume

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


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“When I get into costume, I transform,” Monáe says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I think it was a lot to do with Alex in a wicker man costume, really," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Chimi Lhamo, an ethnic Tibetan makeup artist working in one of Shangri-La’s hundreds of costume photography studios, is torn about the tourist waves that have transformed her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ethnographer Imre Romsics said paprika became an important symbol of Hungarian identity during the 19th century, "alongside costume, folk art and other traditions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Then she realized that she did know this costume, knew this mask.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Last year, it saw its busiest October to date, with customers individually spending an average of £40 on fancy costumes and accessories.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The archive also keeps costumes made using the Globe's "original practices" approach, which aims to recreate how plays were staged in Shakespeare's time.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Kullberg uses props and costumes and plays all the roles in her videos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Expect costumes, props and life-size vehicles from the film, as well as projection-based rooms designed to immerse guests in the desert planet of Arrakis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The police on the bridge gathered like a shoal of fish and began shedding their plain clothes costumes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

For this year’s Wondaween, a free 21+ costumed fan event, where the theme is Creature Carnival, Monáe says she expects to see people clad in everything from insect garb to Frankenstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Jive Bunny album covers and music videos featured a cartoon rabbit, with costumed actors also making promotional appearances as the character.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Disneyland, one of the most popular destinations for families, has long provided the employees behind its parades and costumed characters with paid leave in the weeks after they become new parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“The scene works because the sound, set, lighting, costuming and choreography all have to work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“By Design” cleverly drapes its thematic thorns in ornate production design and costuming, making its emotional impact all the more deceptive.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 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

Detective work seemed to me to be two parts costuming and one part luck.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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