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
Belying her 81 years, the dynamic diva effortlessly underscored two things over the course of two hours.
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 July 2025
The Steelers are rolling the dice and have brought in diva supreme Aaron Rodgers for what appears to be one last grab at the brass ring.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The little diva was sporting two green leaves as eyebrows, which made hearts melt.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Co-starring Michaela Coel, the film stars Hathaway as a pop diva who flees her tour during an existential crisis and seeks out the old friend who helped craft her public persona.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2025
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 July 2025
The Steelers are rolling the dice and have brought in diva supreme Aaron Rodgers for what appears to be one last grab at the brass ring.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The little diva was sporting two green leaves as eyebrows, which made hearts melt.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Co-starring Michaela Coel, the film stars Hathaway as a pop diva who flees her tour during an existential crisis and seeks out the old friend who helped craft her public persona.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 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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Alongside Gadot, the film starred Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess, Andrew Burnap as the Prince Charming stand-in Jonathan, Patrick Page as the Magic Mirror and Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The princess will officially open the festival, joined by a delegation of 500 Belgian media, entertainment, sports and gaming industry leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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