fandom

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Recent Examples of fandom When reflecting on her work in Organized Crime in 2021, Taylor shouted out the show’s die-hard fandom. Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Moat did attract a sick fandom, but that sort of ugly love does not stay a killer’s hand. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025 Through the story of Charles Flores, the piece reveals how sports fandom offers inmates a way to express identity, connection, and humanity, even in their final moments. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025 Through the story of Charles Flores, the piece reveals how sports fandom offers inmates a way to express identity, connection, and humanity, even in their final moments. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fandom
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Noun
  • The Second Vatican Council, a policymaking assembly that convened 60 years ago, aimed to make the church more accessible to a wider audience — a goal that many have compared to Francis' legacy.
    Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Midway through the first season of Étoile, a lavish dramedy set in the realm of elite professional ballet, the greatest and most volatile dancer in the world uses her curtain call to address the audience.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Paul Smecker, 'The Boondock Saints' (1999) The cult hit contains one of Dafoe's most flamboyant efforts, complete with random river-dancing, a prostitute costume change and lyrical dancing during a gunfight.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • To outsiders, however, the scars signify something more sinister, reinforcing the group's reputation as a dangerous cult.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fandom. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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