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Recent Examples of prima donna
As a portrait of an artist as a prima donna, a pioneer and, yes, a bona fide genius, the movie is still worth its weight in wire hangers.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Knicks, please don’t trade away scrappy players for prima donnas like Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
Celebrities being rude and acting prima donnas toward restaurant personnel isn’t anything new, the Los Angeles Times noted.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Celebrities acting like prima donnas toward restaurant personnel isn’t anything new.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Knicks, please don’t trade away scrappy players for prima donnas like Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
Celebrities being rude and acting prima donnas toward restaurant personnel isn’t anything new, the Los Angeles Times noted.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Celebrities acting like prima donnas toward restaurant personnel isn’t anything new.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
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The former Florida State star seems on the fast track already, having hit .313 with 5 doubles, 4 triples and 7 homers in 32 minor-league games.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nicknamed the ‘Special Ks,’ Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in the final in 2022, the culmination of a thrilling two weeks during which the doubles pair were one of the tournament’s biggest draws.Matias Grez, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Loughrey, who had arrived in Sandringham the night before, wore a shirt featuring photos of Kate and badges of the princess.Erin Hill, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Enjoy a noon countdown, party favors, DJ, lunch buffet and visits from characters like a pirate, princess and superheroes.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Beginning her career in Hollywood at the age of 5, Wood became an iconic figure in film and television after seamlessly transitioning from child star to leading lady.Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The first-time leading lady, who has cerebral palsy herself, instills her character with effervescence, gumption and a winning, earnest sincerity.Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Set against the backdrop of a wave of suicide attacks on public buildings in Kabul, Tahmina revolves around a woman, who is secretly a Persian goddess from the Hindu Kush Mountains and has a special power for locating body parts and bringing victims back to life.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Alternatively, as the Guardian writes, Parmigianino may have been referencing Correggio’s sensual Venus and Cupid With a Satyr (1524-25), in which the goddess sleeps in a similar position.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The director Luca Guadagnino has an eye for leading men.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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That pause, of course, was caused in part by disputes — and ultimately a break-up — between Sheridan and Yellowstone’s original leading man, Kevin Costner.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Forced to settle for a 35-yard field-goal attempt, Tulane’s placekicking woes continued as freshman walk-on Patrick Durkin’s effort was wide left.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after the 2008 Financial Crisis, Bowyer befriended Owen Hanson, an international drug kingpin and former USC football walk-on, ESPN reported this spring.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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