costar
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
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to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
Etymology
Origin of costar
Example Sentences
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Shaw Group accused CoStar’s board of refusing to address “the company’s reckless spending of shareholder capital and significant and longstanding underperformance.”
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Shaw Group accused CoStar’s board of refusing to address “the company’s reckless spending of shareholder capital and significant and longstanding underperformance.”
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CoStar Group slid 4.9% after the real-estate data company issued first-quarter guidance that came in short of analysts’ expectations.
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CoStar, which is one of several software stocks that have tumbled in recent weeks, also said it would ramp up spending on AI.
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CoStar Group, Zillow, and Rocket, which all have businesses tied to home buying and selling tech, were down 1.9%, 2.9%, and 4.5%, respectively.
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