as in fame
the state of being a very famous performer
an actress who has achieved movie stardom When he went to Hollywood he had dreams of stardom. the path to stardom
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Recent Examples of stardom
As far as rock stardom goes, Grizzly Bear was never an obvious candidate.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
The book details the rapper's early life in Cleveland, meteoric rise to stardom in the late '00s, groundbreaking collaborations and life now as a loving father and husband who continues to build upon his legacy of vulnerability in hip-hop, fashion and beyond.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Clooney, playing such a direct variation on himself, does an expert job of showing us celebrity from the inside out, deconstructing the very notion of stardom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Messi has always been a more introverted with the public, tolerating the stardom that accompanies his footballing career rather than embracing it.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
The book details the rapper's early life in Cleveland, meteoric rise to stardom in the late '00s, groundbreaking collaborations and life now as a loving father and husband who continues to build upon his legacy of vulnerability in hip-hop, fashion and beyond.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Clooney, playing such a direct variation on himself, does an expert job of showing us celebrity from the inside out, deconstructing the very notion of stardom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Messi has always been a more introverted with the public, tolerating the stardom that accompanies his footballing career rather than embracing it.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stardom
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The 66-year-old son of Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones, 91, and the late Tony Award-winning actor Jack Cassidy rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1970s as a pop star after following in the footsteps of his late half brother, David Cassidy.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Murdered within about six months of each other at the height of their fame in the 1990s, their deaths spawned conspiracy theories of hitmen, coverups and cops on gangbangers’ payrolls.—
Veronica Bravo,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Both Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath crested in popularity in the 1970s, capturing die-hard fans amid the growing popularity of rock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Once shunned by investors who were drawn to an environmental, social and governance lens, defense assets have surged in popularity in light of geopolitical turmoil and pledges by Germany and other European Union members to ramp up defense spending.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stardom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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