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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My Little Puny sparkles in a double role as the prince and the fairy godmother, but Tabitha is a scene-stealing vamping diva as the evil stepmother.
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Her last stroke of luck is to be adopted by the Snow Queen herself: Marion Cotillard, playing the most manipulative diva since Norma Desmond.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, back on the dance floor, a diva named La Flaca (Saray Rebolledo) has the power to control death itself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The two form a bond through Molina’s recounting of the plot of a silver-screen musical starring diva Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Her last stroke of luck is to be adopted by the Snow Queen herself: Marion Cotillard, playing the most manipulative diva since Norma Desmond.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, back on the dance floor, a diva named La Flaca (Saray Rebolledo) has the power to control death itself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The two form a bond through Molina’s recounting of the plot of a silver-screen musical starring diva Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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