1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan
Examples of fandom in a Sentence
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Tokyo Vice fandom pages indicate that Kasamatsu’s portrayal of Sato leaps off of the screen, similar to the series’ main star Ansel Elgort, who plays real-life American journalist Jake Adelstein, who moved to Japan in the ‘90s to cover the world of the yakuza.
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Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers’ management have been open about their plan to use Ohtani and another recent and expensive Japanese acquisition, the young pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to convert a generation of Japanese people to Dodgers fandom.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Although Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died more than a decade ago, his presence still looms large in the fandom around tech, making ordinary items that are signed by him very valuable.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
Boy bands tend to come and go in pop culture, but our fandom lasts a lifetime.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Combined with the promo page and countdown clock, the feature allows authors to engage in fandom in a way that is more typical of music than publishing.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
Patrick’s work with Game Theorists has been so prolific that there’s no aspect of gaming and fandom that hasn’t been touched by his YouTube career.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
However, Carano was not just accepted but embraced by the fandom.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Since then, its usage has spread beyond these fandom communities.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers’ management have been open about their plan to use Ohtani and another recent and expensive Japanese acquisition, the young pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to convert a generation of Japanese people to Dodgers fandom.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Although Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died more than a decade ago, his presence still looms large in the fandom around tech, making ordinary items that are signed by him very valuable.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
Boy bands tend to come and go in pop culture, but our fandom lasts a lifetime.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Combined with the promo page and countdown clock, the feature allows authors to engage in fandom in a way that is more typical of music than publishing.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
Patrick’s work with Game Theorists has been so prolific that there’s no aspect of gaming and fandom that hasn’t been touched by his YouTube career.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
However, Carano was not just accepted but embraced by the fandom.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Since then, its usage has spread beyond these fandom communities.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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