stardom

noun

star·​dom ˈstär-dəm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
: the status or position of a star

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom
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For decades, professional golf was the only path to stardom in the game, with players leveraging tournament results and the pro game’s television ratings to amass sponsors and build their brands. Mike Dojc, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Roan issued a statement underscoring just how much the support of Elton John and his husband David Furnish (who is also the chair of the foundation), have meant throughout her rise to stardom in the past year. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 7 Jan. 2025 The Woman In Me covers not just her pop music stardom but also her complicated childhood in Louisiana, her breakthrough role in The Mickey Mouse Club, and her 13-year conservatorship (which only recently ended, making the memoir possible in the first place). Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025 All of that power and all of that grace that defined Edwards’ breakout performance last season has been absent in what many believed was going to be a fifth season that took him into a different tier of NBA stardom. Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stardom 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stardom was in 1865

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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stardom. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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stardom

noun
star·​dom ˈstärd-əm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
: the status or position of a star
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