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
San Francisco theater veteran Colman Domingo, whose stardom also exploded during the show’s run, appears briefly as Rue’s AA sponsor.
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Nicholson shot to stardom after his star-turning role in 1969's Easy Rider, sharing the screen with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Spielberg’s vision shook up the pantheon of prehistory, elevating the once-obscure predator Velociraptor to box-office stardom and winning it a place on an NBA expansion team’s jerseys.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama has traded in rising stardom for MVP candidacy this year, signaling the start of his prime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Nicholson shot to stardom after his star-turning role in 1969's Easy Rider, sharing the screen with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Spielberg’s vision shook up the pantheon of prehistory, elevating the once-obscure predator Velociraptor to box-office stardom and winning it a place on an NBA expansion team’s jerseys.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama has traded in rising stardom for MVP candidacy this year, signaling the start of his prime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stardom
Noun
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In the years before her Bomb interview, Dupuy-Spencer experienced a meteoric rise to fame.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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After its off-Broadway premiere in 2002, The Last Five Years grew in popularity primarily through its cast album.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 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,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stardom. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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