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Recent Examples of prima donna
Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna.
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Her stunning beauty elevates the life of the beloved but complicated prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Her stunning beauty elevates the life of the beloved but complicated prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
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Shortly after Jung Hoo Lee’s season-ending left shoulder injury, Matos went on one of the more electrifying heaters of the entire season and won NL Player of the Week, going 10-for-26 with two homers, three doubles and 16 RBIs in late May.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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His strikeout issue is real, but so is his power, as evidenced by a 14.8% barrel rate and nine homers (and nine doubles) in 45 MLB games last year.—
Jake Ciely,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tiana was first announced in December 2020, and was envisioned as a musical featuring Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, the film centering on Disney’s first Black princess.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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First announced in December 2020, the project was expected to feature Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, which revolved around Disney’s first Black princess.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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Nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of the iconic Good Witch, Grande certainly looked the part of a Hollywood leading lady: The star chose a voluminous design from the Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture collection.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Chopra Jonas has firmly established herself as an international leading lady.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The piece is part of Vasconcelos’s Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, paying homage to inspiring women.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Emilia is now in her second outfit for the photo shoot and looks like a glistening goddess dressed in baggy jeans with gold glitter, a gold bustier and matching gold heels, posing for a second round of photos as a fan blows her wavy locks and her entourage hypes her up.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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The mobilization of fans across the country is reminiscent of the reaction to supporters in England to proposals by the leading men’s clubs to set up a European Super League in 2021.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sidney Poitier — Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor, for a film that may seem slight on the surface but, in actuality, is a great representation of his one-in-a-million skill as a leading man.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after that walk-on tryout, Lee enlisted the help of Bryant Thompson, a high-school coach in Tuscaloosa.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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