stardom

noun

star·dom | \ ˈstär-dəm

Definition of stardom

: the status or position of a star

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe Gilgeous-Alexander makes a leap into stardom. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Clippers Acquire Paul George From Thunder in Most Shocking Move of the Summer," 6 July 2019 O’Brien tells the actors, all of whom were launched into stardom as result of their roles on the show. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Game of Thrones: The Starks Look Back at Their Season 1 Scenes in First Look at Reunion Special," 26 June 2019 The sitcom, following Punky and her foster dad (played by the late George Gaynes), launched Frye into stardom. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Punky Brewster sequel series with original star Soleil Moon Frye in the works," 4 June 2019 Seahawks Trade Russell? Pete Carroll and John Schneider drafted arguably the best defense of all time, pulled a languishing Beast Mode into stardom and stole Russell Wilson in the third round — all at the same time. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "Backtalk: Times readers sound off on Russell Wilson, Mariners and Alex Rodriguez," 12 Apr. 2019 Nonetheless, his new music represents a bold professional move and an elegant meditation on complicated truths from a young black man thrust into stardom, still sorting out traditions of richness and pain. — Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, "‘Hollywood Africans’ by Jon Batiste Review: A Meditative Moment, Away From Late-Night TV’s Glare," 2 Oct. 2018 Basically, by accident, my first speaking role in film or television was Lost, and so I was instantly launched into international stardom, and that was really uncomfortable for me. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, "Evangeline Lilly on How She "Challenged" Herself to Speak Up on the 'Ant-Man and The Wasp' Set," 5 July 2018 Bon Jovi managed to move from the hair-metal era of the ‘80s into radio mega stardom. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Bon Jovi To Play Mohegan Sun," 28 Apr. 2018 Your Daily Dose of | Miniatures A local ob-gyn has turned an unusual hobby — decorating a dollhouse to look like the home of HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines — into social media stardom. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "One dead in emergency plane landing, Jose Garces fields multiple lawsuits | Morning Newsletter," 18 Apr. 2018

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