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
Her whirlwind rise to stardom marked a turning point for a generation of Black girls, seeing a face like theirs on screen.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Catherine Deneuve relied on him to find the look that later brought her to stardom.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Some users online felt vindicated, citing the encounter as further proof that Roan isn’t built for pop stardom.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Is there something about celebrity and stardom that lends itself to horror—and vice versa?
—Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Catherine Deneuve relied on him to find the look that later brought her to stardom.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Some users online felt vindicated, citing the encounter as further proof that Roan isn’t built for pop stardom.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Is there something about celebrity and stardom that lends itself to horror—and vice versa?
—Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stardom
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Of all sports halls of fame, College Football’s is statistically the most difficult to attain.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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The museum includes individual entries that include some figures whose fame was too recent for them to have been painted onto that wall in the administration building in the early ‘90s, from Rita Wilson to Lawrence Fishburne to writer-director Frank Darabont.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s the period during which Hollywood’s monolithic studio system broke up, as a result of a 1948 antitrust decree and of commercial pressures that included the growing popularity of television and a shift toward suburban life styles.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Around the same time, popcorn was popping off, buoyed by a surge in American corn production and the snack’s popularity among soldiers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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That celebrity influence and Pokémon’s global audience have ensured the franchise’s longevity and explosion of value, according to collectible experts.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stardom. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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