Definition of stardom
: the status or position of a star
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Examples of stardom in a Sentence
an actress who has achieved movie stardom
Recent Examples of stardom from the Web
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The numbers he's posted, however, are telling of a player on the verge of stardom.
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Legal battles have long been a path to stardom for politically ambitious attorneys general from both parties.
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The Hollywood Reporter's original review of the film is below: The Radio production of Christopher Strong will act as a stepping stone to higher stardom for Katharine Hepburn.
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Following her Girls Trip breakout stardom, Haddish has been winning.
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Sridevi Kapoor was Bollywood’s leading lady of the 1980s and ’90s and redefined stardom for actresses in India.
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Armie Hammer has been chipping away at stardom for a while, taking roles in films like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Lone Ranger.
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Everything was pointed toward stardom for the former top recruit out of Tuscaloosa.
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The irony is that performing the role of a businessman turned out to be much more profitable for him than actually being a businessman—a lie that begat a certain truth, as his TV stardom allowed him to get rich off of his own brand.
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First Known Use of stardom
1865
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Definition of stardom for English Language Learners
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: the state of being a very famous performer
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