prima donnas

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plural of prima donna
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Noun
  • Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
    John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, ⁠not Charles', a royal source said last week.
    Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Marzullo tallied three doubles and drove in six runs Tuesday, leading West Aurora to an 8-2 Upstate Eight Conference win over visiting Larkin.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • From 2002 to 2005, Anderson was named to all three of his All-Star Games, leading the majors with 56 doubles in 2002 and the American League in that same category with 49 the following season.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two Drag Race queens, Bob and Jinkx, have made it to Broadway.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Open to the public from Tuesday through Sunday, the installation will invite visitors to interact with the pieces of the game, which have been reimagined with the brand’s iconography, including queens with crowns inspired by Clive Christian’s signature perfume bottles.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Superbloom Tour will be filled with celebration, dancing, theatre, cowboys and goddesses and of course a LOT of singing.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Prima donnas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donnas. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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