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Recent Examples of prima donna
They will be joined on set by members of the Opéra Garnier ballet company including its principal dancer Dorothée Gilbert, who will play the prima donna dancer in the film, Victoire Bellanger.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
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In Taiwan, one county issued large baby subsidies, and saw its birthrate double to the nation’s highest.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Plum got help from Kiki Iriafen who nearly had a double double of 13 points and eight rebounds in the first half.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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There, rising from fugitive to fearless warrior, the princess unites warring tribes for a final stand in the Battle of Dhi Qar, a clash that will change history forever.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the most notable homage to the princess’s iconic sparkler is Amal Clooney’s ring from George Clooney.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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In truth, this sociopathic leading lady should be unlikeable.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the identity of next season’s leading lady can’t be revealed just yet.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mabel befriends dam-building King George (Bobby Moynihan), runs afoul of an insect queen (Meryl Streep) and meets a ton of critters, from an emoji-loving lizard to a professional killer-for-hire shark.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aramayo beat out Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke to take home the leading man statue for his performance.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Zeus found out that Orion was fooling around with his daughter Artemis, the goddess of the moon.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rika spends most of her days toiling in a frozen-foods warehouse, but her new gig is in a museum, where she has been hired to make conversation, in Latin, with an ancient Roman statue of the goddess Venus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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