superstardom

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Recent Examples of superstardom The show’s young cast rocketed to superstardom, particularly Adam Brody (as pop culture obsessive Seth Cohen), Mischa Barton (as girl-next-door Marissa Cooper), and Rachel Bilson (as the popular Summer Roberts). Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 However, Twain faced new obstacles even after reaching superstardom, including divorce and a battle with Lyme disease. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Pulisic has never seemed overly comfortable in the role that was thrust upon him, and as his charisma-free walk-on in that Wells Fargo spot suggests, perhaps certain trappings of superstardom will never be a good fit for the AC Milan player. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the PG-13 film chronicles Jackson's journey from the Jackson Five to his solo superstardom, concluding with his 1998 Bad tour. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Published in October 2023, The Woman in Me became one of the fastest-selling celebrity memoirs ever, chronicling Spears’ rise to pop superstardom, the conservatorship that controlled much of her adult life and her eventual return to independence. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026 Krishnamurthy points to the proliferation of baseball hats by luxury designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Ford in the years surrounding Jay-Z’s rise to superstardom as proof. Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 For the Ronettes, superstardom was a family business. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 With a handful of projects, Lisa is on the verge of American superstardom. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstardom
Noun
  • Nelson-Ododa, who turns 26 this month, is on the threshold of stardom midway through her fifth season in The W, her eighth playing the game in Connecticut, but obviously her potential will come to full bloom in another arena, another state.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Alisa Reyes appeared on the network’s All That, a Saturday Night Live-like sketch comedy show for kids that propelled a number of its young cast members — including Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson and Amanda Bynes — to stardom.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Amazingly, despite his popularity in recent years, none of those tunes have climbed into the top 10.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The platform, which operates out of Auckland, New Zealand, skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID pandemic.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And there are people that probably get concerned about an 18- or 19-year-old kid being in that position and the notoriety and the fame.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Fans of Peacock’s cozy drama about friendship, family, and fame will soon be reunited with their favorite ladies.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Superstardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstardom. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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