divas

noun

variants or dive
plural of diva
as in queens
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 divas And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026 Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial. — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 If the lineup tells you anything about what’s to come, the season is full of divas, all under one roof. — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Jan. 2026 The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night. — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  1. queens
  2. goddesses
Noun
  • One of those challenges that queens do get to banter with Ru is the Snatch Game.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Necklaces and jewelry owned by other French queens, including Empress Marie Louise, Marie-Amélie, and Hortense Bonaparte, were also taken.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Does anyone remember that Scylla and Charybdis are not monsters but goddesses?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Regardless, fashion history is rife with references to the goddesses and mortals who populate these monumental tales.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Definition of goddesses

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