1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan
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The ground zero of all stories of literary fandom begins and ends with Misery, whose characters were immortalized by Kathy Bates and James Caan in the movie adaptation of this psychological thriller.
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Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mythical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.
—Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The key to football fandom is learning to deal with the ups and downs.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The South Broadway bar has a singular appeal in Denver for its Czech food, pints of Pilsner Urquell and wide-ranging hockey fandom.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mythical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.
—Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The key to football fandom is learning to deal with the ups and downs.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The South Broadway bar has a singular appeal in Denver for its Czech food, pints of Pilsner Urquell and wide-ranging hockey fandom.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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