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
The show savages comedic divas, lascivious network executives, Vegas casino moguls, quirky denizens of writers’ rooms and every flavor of personal assistant imaginable.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Sun Sentinel Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog
Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez Norwich Arts Center, 62 Broadway, Norwich
Christine Ohlman, the R&B diva with the beehive hairdo, comes to Norwich Arts Center’s Donald L. Oat Theater on June 11 at 7:30 p.m. with her longtime band Rebel Montez.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Reneé Rapp took on the role during a stop on his tour earlier this year, and Bowen Yang played his diva during his performance on The Tonight Show.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Sun Sentinel Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog
Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez Norwich Arts Center, 62 Broadway, Norwich
Christine Ohlman, the R&B diva with the beehive hairdo, comes to Norwich Arts Center’s Donald L. Oat Theater on June 11 at 7:30 p.m. with her longtime band Rebel Montez.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Reneé Rapp took on the role during a stop on his tour earlier this year, and Bowen Yang played his diva during his performance on The Tonight Show.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 6 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
Noun
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And, instead of having an exclusive party after her Saturday night performance, Charli turned up to Daniel’s DJ set at the festival’s San Remo bar, dancing until 2 a.m. with the masses — in a way that the Glasto princess only can.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Nowadays, the pint-size pop princess splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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