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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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To deliver the ransom, her royal labrys, the titular princess has just 24 hours to reach the Straight White Maliens and hand over the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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The portraits of Kate come one month after the princess announced that her cancer is in remission.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the singer-songwriter, 45, names her favorite leading ladies who have stepped into the role of Jenna in the hit Broadway musical Waitress.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The leading ladies will be joined by members of the American Pops Orchestra, conducted by Luke Frazier, whose PBS credits include Wicked in Concert and Broadway’s Leading Men.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
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Juno – From Roman mythology, the goddess of protection and family.—
Fiona Tapp,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2025
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For instance, the body of the goddess Iris is now in London, while her head is in Athens.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Changing that pattern this season is a tall task, but Miami’s new leading man is frank about understanding the big picture at hand.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s still no director, no story, and no script for a new installment, sources say, and without those elements little progress has been made on finding a new leading man.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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