stardom

noun

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

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom
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Due to his rising stardom, people around baseball are connecting him to trades away from his current small-market team to a big media market like New York. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025 He's watched music transform people, so for him a bigger stage isn't about stardom. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025 In weekly episodes, the 22-year-old will discuss her transition from child stardom into adulthood, sharing her life after graduating college and well after leaving reality TV in 2017. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Apart from their country stardom, Morgan Wallen and Eric Church may be on their way toward becoming media moguls. Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 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 16 Nov. 2025.

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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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