fan base
noun
plural fan bases
: a group of fans for a particular sport, musical group, celebrity, book or film franchise, etc.
… the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks—the last two NBA champions—had fan bases spending the most money on team merchandise and gear.—
Corey Davis
Corey DavisYet her three albums with the Epic label failed to earn her a popular audience, beyond country's traditional fan base …—Martha A. Hostetter
Martha A. HostetterBut sales figures don't fully capture the fan base among shojo readers, who can whip through a volume in half an hour in a bookstore and often pass along copies to friends.—Sarah Glazer
Sarah GlazerThe fervent passion of [Justin] Bieber's fan base almost obscured the rampant self-indulgence of his hour-and-a-half set.—Ben Fisher
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An entire offseason, winning the lottery and then selecting Flagg, has done minimal to a fan base that has not forgotten, and not quite ready to forgive The Trade.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The deeper issue is that young fan base — Gen Z, Gen Alphas, and the Millennials to some degree — anime is just an intrinsic part of their personality.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Just 10 days earlier, Mangold reached out to his fan base, asking for a kidney donor while undergoing dialysis.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Or, given how over a certain age Neil Diamond’s nostalgic fan base is, the whole thing could wind up slipping between the cracks.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The deeper issue is that young fan base — Gen Z, Gen Alphas, and the Millennials to some degree — anime is just an intrinsic part of their personality.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Just 10 days earlier, Mangold reached out to his fan base, asking for a kidney donor while undergoing dialysis.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Or, given how over a certain age Neil Diamond’s nostalgic fan base is, the whole thing could wind up slipping between the cracks.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Fan base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20base. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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