stardom

noun

star·​dom ˈstär-dəm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
Synonyms of stardomnext
: the status or position of a star

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom
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Debinha’s path to stardom out of Brasópolis took plenty of twists and turns. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026 The animated family film, which follows a scrawny anthropomorphic goat with dreams of sports stardom, looks to earn $13 million to 14 million through Sunday for a domestic total of $54 million to $55 million. Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026 Celebrini’s rise to stardom has been meteoric since departing the Bay Area for one season at Boston University as a 17-year-old. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026 Advertisement Dane’s rise to stardom Per an ABC profile, Dane, born in November 1972 to an architect and interior designer father and a homemaker mother, was raised in San Francisco. Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stardom

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stardom was in 1865

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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stardom. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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stardom

noun
star·​dom ˈstärd-əm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
: the status or position of a star

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