as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
the reigning diva of daytime television
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The presence of a locker room diva like Rodgers would tear the fabric of the Vikings apart and potentially turn the 2025 season into a disaster.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The identical chairs face each other, the dresses linked at the wrists by chains of steel key rings emerging from the sleeves, as though two headless divas were holding hands — or as though a single woman were coldly regarding her own reflection.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
There should be an entire new The Good Wife spinoff dedicated to Dina slicing down defensive divas.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The identical chairs face each other, the dresses linked at the wrists by chains of steel key rings emerging from the sleeves, as though two headless divas were holding hands — or as though a single woman were coldly regarding her own reflection.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
There should be an entire new The Good Wife spinoff dedicated to Dina slicing down defensive divas.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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