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costume

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


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It took about four hours for her to get into the costume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

And frankly, sometimes her job seemed silly—like a costume party with a bunch of ridiculous grown-ups.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Harvir Dhillon, lead economist at the British Retail Consortium, said at this time of year "retailers will be competing hard" as they see "greater demand for sweets and chocolate, as well as decorations and costumes".

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

The actors’ costumes are not waterproofed, however, and the cast gets soaked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

To learn early American history, for example, students dressed in costumes of the era and were taught how to spin yarn, hook rugs, and use quill pens.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

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

The street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

I’ve always been forward with costuming and theatrics, but it’s been cool seeing what Fabi’s been creating for our visuals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

This isn’t the kind of film that gets Oscar nominations, but Arianne Phillips and Monica Chamberlain’s bonkers costuming, all candy colors and asymmetrical shapes, deserves recognition, or at least awe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

Bretaña says method dressing tends to work best with sci-fi or fantasy projects because of the inherent drama in their costuming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 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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