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  • noun The state of someone acknowledged as a megastar.

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Examples

  • Both, understandably, focus on the site’s power to launch new bands to megastardom, which is sexy and relatively visible, rather than its impressive ability to mortally wound even a well established group.

    The Power of Pitchfork 2006

  • So his recent play, namely his three-point shooting, has been a pleasant surprise for Knicks fans—and it probably would be worthy of even more buzz if not for the intergalactic megastardom of one Jeremy Lin.

    Don't Forget the Other Guys Scott Cacciola 2012

  • Until the reviews come in, it will not be known if Malick's film will shed much light on the meaning of life, but its leading men appear to have already unlocked something almost as important: the secret path to Hollywood megastardom.

    Sean Penn and Brad Pitt finally share the same screen 2011

  • In a recent interview, the singer explained that he had reined in his more outre creative urges on The Lady Killer in order to achieve the megastardom he feels has been eluding him.

    Cee Lo Green: The Lady Killer – review Killian Fox 2010

  • This also spells the doom of the second-best cover band in Syndal, the mighty Icy Blues, just as I feel we are on the cusp of megastardom.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • This also spells the doom of the second-best cover band in Syndal, the mighty Icy Blues, just as I feel we are on the cusp of megastardom.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • This also spells the doom of the second-best cover band in Syndal, the mighty Icy Blues, just as I feel we are on the cusp of megastardom.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • If not the megastardom of Will Smith, then at least a quality body of work.

    They've Got Next 2008

  • Singers like Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, who had dreams of stardom but never had the connections, were catapulted to megastardom.

    Dispatches From The Couch: AMERICAN IDOL vs. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE | the TV addict 2008

  • Eugene Hutz finances his dreams for megastardom by turning tricks as a role-playing cross-dresser.

    Madonna…”Filth and Wisdom” directing debut being touted as naughty and nice! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008

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