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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tyum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum /


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Backstage, the King toured the company's costume department, describing the pieces as "brilliant" and was seen sharing a laugh while appreciating a replica crown.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The cost of a single masquerade, we are told—including admission and costume rental—equaled 132% of a middling family’s weekly disposable income.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"We did get rained on pretty heavily and I was walking around in a massive daisy costume," Peters says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

To help bring his vision to life, Riley enlisted costume designer Shirley Kurata, the Oscar-nominated stylist behind the equally surreal "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Thomas had pointed out how appropriate her Lieutenant Uhura costume was for spending the day at the Kennedy Space Center.

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




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