popularity
noun
pop·u·lar·i·ty
ˌpä-pyə-ˈler-ə-tē 
ˌpä-pyə-ˈla-rə-tē
: the quality or state of being popular
Examples of popularity in a Sentence
the increasing popularity of cell phones
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Pelosi's popularity in the city had remained high, even as popular attitudes began to turn against having octogenarians in high office.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier in the three-stage judging system, a longlist of 465 eligible albums was boiled down to 50 nominees, focusing on creative merit over mainstream popularity.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
As Dunn joined Hinge, dating-app popularity was starting to peak.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Those series in turn helped pave the way for the popularity of the live-action X-Men and Spider-Man movies of the early 2000s.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier in the three-stage judging system, a longlist of 465 eligible albums was boiled down to 50 nominees, focusing on creative merit over mainstream popularity.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
As Dunn joined Hinge, dating-app popularity was starting to peak.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Those series in turn helped pave the way for the popularity of the live-action X-Men and Spider-Man movies of the early 2000s.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Popularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularity. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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