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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
Noun
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Thanks to its unique design, the Dutch oven’s lid doubles as a 10.25-inch cast-iron skillet that can easily be used to make your favorite cornbread, delicious cobblers, hot dips for parties, and much more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Orlando returns most key performers from its double of winning the NWSL Shield (best regular-season record) and league championship.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Also, frankly, some toddlers have a princess phase no matter how much parents might try to avoid it.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her natural fairy tale princess energy elevates a fairly ordinary modernized retelling into something more.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 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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Comments Country fans can all agree: Nobody captures the many shades of heartbreak better than their favorite genre's leading ladies.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, the reality franchise’s leading lady is crowned after the finale of The Bachelor.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This powerful Greek name actually stems from Demeter, a Greek goddess.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
27 Mar. 2025
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Across the lobby, a stone fireplace featured a sculpted image of the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele inset in the rock.—
Robert Annis,
Outside Online,
21 Mar. 2025
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There’s some time travel, a handsome leading man, and a frazzled aunt (played by stage veteran Faith Prince), but mostly the show rests on the performance of Broadway newcomer Jasmine Amy Rogers, whose Betty wants nothing more than a day off from her celebrity life.—
Barbara Schuler,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, center Bam Adebayo, who was named Heat captain even as Butler over his 5 1/2 Heat seasons moved into the role of Heat leading man, demurred when asked about Tuesday night’s matchup.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Bruins enjoyed that sort of bonanza in their NCAA tournament opener Thursday night, withstanding an injury scare to Aday Mara to win so comfortably that walk-on Jack Seidler was able to dribble out the final seconds to cheers inside Rupp Arena.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kam Jones, David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell joined Smart at Marquette to begin their college careers as part of a class that included walk-on Cam Brown.—
Steve Megargee,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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