fandom

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Recent Examples of fandom What has that part of it been like, encountering the fandom and everything around it? Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 That’s the key focus of a burgeoning unit within advertising giant Havas that aims to take audience targeting to new levels by tapping into gaming communities and social networks built around fandom and esports. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 June 2025 The mechanics of fandom can turn passive audiences into active participants. Adam Met, Time, 3 June 2025 It can be streamed the next day on Disney+ In the nearly 18 years since its 2007 debut, the Phineas and Ferb fandom has developed various theories about many of the cartoon's occurrences. Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fandom
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Noun
  • If approved, the music hall will accommodate an audience of 728 people and a stage big enough to support a symphony orchestra, according to MYAC CEO Allen Dennis.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • In the years following its initial cancellation, the series gained a cult following, and HBO picked it up for a second season, which premiered in 2014.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Leto was photographed with his cult dressed in all white.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 June 2025

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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fandom. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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