1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan
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Oh, by the way, ARMY is the name of the official BTS fandom.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
In advance of release day, Smith talked to Vogue across screens, time zones, and subjects, surveying the state of the world as easily as the history of hip-hop, being at the vanguard of Chappell Roan fandom, and the allure of New York City.
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Unlike major studios, however, Netflix sees multiplexes not as a financial strategy but rather a marketing stunt to excite the fandoms of its major properties, with the goal of driving interest back to the platform.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Through all that adversity, the Fever managed to claw their way through the semifinals, pushing the Las Vegas Aces into overtime in game five, to the shock of the entire WNBA fandom.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
In advance of release day, Smith talked to Vogue across screens, time zones, and subjects, surveying the state of the world as easily as the history of hip-hop, being at the vanguard of Chappell Roan fandom, and the allure of New York City.
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Unlike major studios, however, Netflix sees multiplexes not as a financial strategy but rather a marketing stunt to excite the fandoms of its major properties, with the goal of driving interest back to the platform.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Through all that adversity, the Fever managed to claw their way through the semifinals, pushing the Las Vegas Aces into overtime in game five, to the shock of the entire WNBA fandom.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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