cult of celebrity
noun phrase
: the tendency of people to care too much about famous people
He criticizes the way journalists promote the cult of celebrity in modern America.
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But Edna soon became a case study in exorbitant amour propre, lampooning suburban pretensions, political correctness and the cult of celebrity, and acquiring a damehood along the way.
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Cult of celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult%20of%20celebrity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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