popularity
the quality or fact of being popular.
the favor of the general public or of a particular group of people: His popularity with television audiences is unrivaled.
Origin of popularity
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Other words from popularity
- non·pop·u·lar·i·ty, noun
- o·ver·pop·u·lar·i·ty, noun
- sem·i·pop·u·lar·i·ty, noun
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How to use popularity in a sentence
Despite its popularity, however, Windheim found that little had been written about how to actually make it.
Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird | Karen Hao | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThere’s no question that Firefox has suffered usage declines as Chrome has grown in popularity since its launch in 2008.
Strange bedfellows Google and Firefox renew their ‘default search’ partnership | Greg Sterling | August 17, 2020 | Search Engine LandTranslating popularity from one platform to another isn’t impossible.
TikTok made him famous. Now he’s imagining a world without it | Abby Ohlheiser | August 14, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAdvanced analytics, which allow for easier and more objective player comparisons, have improved as they’ve grown in popularity.
As computers and automation played an increasingly important role in astronomy, remote observing began to grow in popularity.
Such is her burgeoning popularity Toomey is looking to employ more instructors to lead her highly personalized exercise classes.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut since that explosion of popularity, Angry Birds has become about everything else.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOwing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the Pacific to China.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma | Brendon Hong | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite the acclaim and the viral popularity, the band has never lost that independant creative spirit.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age | Lauren Schwartzberg | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThanks to the popularity of the HBO series, this kind of book is no longer just for the Dungeons Dragons type.
From that time its reputation has kept pace with its cultivation, until it now enjoys a world wide popularity.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Still the King managed to retain his popularity, and in his own way attempted to ameliorate the lot of his subjects.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut in spite of his popularity at home the Crown Prince had much to make him anxious abroad.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe leathered Diapason, indeed, is now attaining a zenith of popularity both in England and America.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThough he was daily attracting more attention, he had not yet risen to popularity.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
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