megastar

noun

mega·​star ˈme-gə-ˌstär How to pronounce megastar (audio)
Synonyms of megastarnext
megastardom noun

Examples of megastar in a Sentence

even a cast of megastars couldn't keep the would-be blockbuster from fizzling at the box office
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The show is working its way through Superman lore at its own pace, and serves as a sort of non-DCU replacement for the also non-DCU Superman and Lois, which ended after four seasons in 2024 (and incidentally featured new Obsession megastar, Inde Navarrette, as Lana Lang’s daughter). Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The pop megastar has made her arrival to Game 4, taking a courtside seat across from the Knicks bench. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026 At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar. Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026 The actress, a megastar in the gaming space who’s now set to play Lara Croft in two new titles coming from Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios, swivels away from her Zoom screen to grab them off a shelf as the light from an uncharacteristically sunny late-April day in London pours in. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for megastar

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megastar was in 1969

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“Megastar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megastar. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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