fandom

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as in audience

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Recent Examples of fandom Who could’ve guessed that a modest, half-hour drama filled with poop gags and 10 inches of prosthetic man meat would be the show to revitalize the fandom’s faith in Game of Thrones? — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026 But, if each World Cup pushes the sport two steps forward before it, unavoidably, takes one step back, the 2026 tournament and the spirit of the men’s national team will have teleported American soccer fandom to a new place. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 To capitalize on this moment of soccer fandom, Gotham FC is playing an exhibition game against the Washington Spirit team at New York’s Citi Field on July 15. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fandom
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  1. audience
  2. cult
Noun
  • Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • While the choreography was designed for a global TV audience, the underlying technology has broader industrial applications.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of audience
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  • Well, Trump worship is looking more and more like a death cult as the midterms approach.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • José, 17, shoots a horror short film with his friends in the local cemetery sparking rumours of a satanic cult, which build to collective hysteria.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of cult

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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fandom. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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