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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The 2025 American Music Awards will showcase a wide range of performers, from 22-year-old Benson Boone, who has back-flipped his way to stardom in the past year, to 80-year-old Sir Rod Stewart, who is set to receive a lifetime achievement award. Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 May 2025 The strategy is leaning partially on the popularity of Pros vs. Joes, which matched fans against famous athletes, and also on the success of MrBeast, who made mass competition a staple of his rise to YouTube stardom. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 May 2025 The singer was already known in Canada and France but her entry at the Eurovision propelled her to international stardom. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 Tracing Lee’s journey from youth in Hong Kong to his rise to Western stardom to his death at the age of 32, Chang reveals both the global icon and the complex human being who helped put martial arts on the American map. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stardom

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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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 May. 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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