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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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Such is the nature of architectural stardom that nobody recognized him. Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025 Caitlin Clark even passed along her personal cell in case Watkins needed tips on managing being thrust into stardom. Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025 Mescal’s admirably vulnerable Stanley, Patsy Ferran’s Blanche (bright-eyed, volcanic, and semi-feral), and Anjana Vasan‘s earthy Stella balanced and buoyed each other, revivifying the play as an exercise not in stardom but in devastating three-part harmony. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025 In Bardot, a new documentary about her life, the 91-year-old French film star gets candid about her battle with depression and the toll that stardom took on her mental health. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 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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