noun
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the fame and prestige of being a star in films, sport, etc
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the world of celebrities
Etymology
Origin of stardom
Example Sentences
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“I’m proud we’re broken up. This is going to be great for moi’s stardom,” Miss Piggy bragged to critics at a press conference.
From Salon
He said he had initially talked to Clinton at Davos, where he proposed an opportunity to use Clinton's political stardom to effect change on a global scale.
From BBC
OK, but nobody puts as much thought into their presentation as you do without being interested in the mechanics of stardom.
From Los Angeles Times
In a sparkly gold dress, the 20-year-old floated above the pressure, bopped along to the music of Donna Summer and glided her way to stardom—and the top of the podium.
At the centre of this resurgence are reality TV-style trot audition programmes, where tens of thousands of aspiring singers compete for stardom.
From BBC
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