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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And now that she's gained true-crime stardom from the documentary, their grief has been compounded. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026 But just a few years after the band reached global stardom, things fell apart. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026 After training for over a decade for a shot at K-pop stardom, EJAE was eventually dropped by her agency and never given the chance to debut. Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Its social media stardom stems in part from the plating. Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 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 6 Jun. 2026.

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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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