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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Recent Examples of diva
How is Kristin Chenoweth, iconic Broadway diva best known for originating G(a)linda in Wicked, facing allegations of a bad performance?
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Jennifer Lopez is taking center stage as a silver screen diva in the first teaser for Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Ophelia Wolf | World Premiere | A type-A opera AD has 15 minutes to get a diva baritone on stage while navigating the backstage chaos of a live production.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
And what is Winnie but a great diva’s part—Beckett’s greatest?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Jennifer Lopez is taking center stage as a silver screen diva in the first teaser for Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Ophelia Wolf | World Premiere | A type-A opera AD has 15 minutes to get a diva baritone on stage while navigating the backstage chaos of a live production.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
And what is Winnie but a great diva’s part—Beckett’s greatest?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diva
Noun
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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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Born in 1919, the Canadian actress began acting in Winnipeg, voicing princesses on the radio before hosting another radio show in Toronto for overseas service members during World War II.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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On Thursday, the rising star released the video for his latest single, which stars the pop princess.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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