in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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In the video, the couple appear in costume embedded in clips from the movie.
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Debbie Day, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Many other celebrities have joined in on the trend, including Jessica Biel, who showed off her emergency contact: husband Justin Timberlake performing a robot-dancing routine in costume.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Universal took to its official social media accounts to release the first photo from the film, which shows Matt Damon in costume as Odysseus, the mythical Greek hero who spends a decade trying to return home after fighting in the Trojan War.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Legacy after the Herald For her retirement from the Herald, Dr. Seuss’s Grinch — in costume from a Christmas season musical performance at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts that Dolen had favorably reviewed — arrived unannounced in the newsroom office to wish her well.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Debbie Day, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Many other celebrities have joined in on the trend, including Jessica Biel, who showed off her emergency contact: husband Justin Timberlake performing a robot-dancing routine in costume.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Universal took to its official social media accounts to release the first photo from the film, which shows Matt Damon in costume as Odysseus, the mythical Greek hero who spends a decade trying to return home after fighting in the Trojan War.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Legacy after the Herald For her retirement from the Herald, Dr. Seuss’s Grinch — in costume from a Christmas season musical performance at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts that Dolen had favorably reviewed — arrived unannounced in the newsroom office to wish her well.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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