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costume

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


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Lawmakers said their review of unredacted files showed it was the same woman Epstein had directed to buy a Snow White costume weeks earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Others zoom in on parts of the costume and post conspiracy theories about Mike Myers, who played the character in the 2003 film, being trapped inside.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Despite the occasional misstep, including wearing a Nazi uniform at a costume party, the prince became hugely popular, especially after front-line military service in Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The absence of things really helped to start to put me in a box in a way — not the negative connotation of that — like putting the costume on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

She wasn't wearing her costume yet—just a pair of pink sweats.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

In recent days, depending largely on what your algorithm serves up, you may be seeing nearly as many people in Cat in the Hat costumes dancing to Beyonce as those stalking the streets.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Ken Billington’s lighting and Constance Hoffman’s costumes, which featured swirling flared skirts in different candy-colored plaids for the female chorus, added to the effect, as did Ms. Zambello’s direction, which emphasized thrust rather than sweetness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

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’d elbowed his chest, a warning not to encourage my mom’s obsession for embarrassing costumes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

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

It’s got bravery and heart and a masked killer costumed like an air conditioning vent.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

But TV had never seen anything quite like the Krofft shows, with its Day-Glo aesthetic, crazy conceptions and combination of puppets, costume puppets and costumed human characters into a half-hour comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

She watched them go, their green-and- brown hunting gear the only solemn colors among the costumed guests, and then went back upstairs.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

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

But the costuming was only step one of several other strategic changes that Zhang Hemin and Huang Yan’s team would make.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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