fandom

noun

Definition of fandomnext
as in audience

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Recent Examples of fandom The one-finger salute is her biggest calling card — a profane habit that’s built her a social media fandom 5 million followers deep. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Levin will dish on the fandom and her book at the Shops and there will be feel good perks from the center’s businesses. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Producer Oliaee goes on to expand this theory, positing that Parton’s decision to embrace conventional femininity has in part inspired third-wave feminism through fandom. — Becca James, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 But fandom is a powerful force, and appointment viewing has tamed the beast into something fearsome. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fandom
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  1. audience
  2. cult
Noun
  • The series made that departure without sacrificing character depth – each member of the ensemble was given distinct motivation and a narrative arc, allowing audiences to build investment across the run.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Closing out her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival in Southern California, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter united and amplified an audience of tens of thousands.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Of course, by their very definition, cult films almost always flop upon release then slowly build a devoted following whose passion seems to grow in inverse proportion to any original rejection by mainstream audiences.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In the sequel, set 25 years after the 1998 cult classic, Joey King and Maisie Williams replace Evan Rachel Wood and Alexandra Artrip as the daughters of Bullock’s Sally Owens.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fandom. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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