prima donnas

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plural of prima donna
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Noun
  • Just like last year, Lilibet had several sweet encounters with Disney princesses.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Kouba did her part Wednesday for the North Stars (21-2, 12-2), backing up winning pitcher Abby Zawadzki with two doubles and a single and regaining the team lead for hits with 37.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Ranging in size from doubles to junior suites, they’re named after Proust’s friends, including writers such as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Emile Zola and painters such as Edouard Manet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
    Ellie Seymour, TheWeek, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Rattanawadee has cemented her role as one of the rising scream queens of Thailand after appearing in all three films in the blockbuster Death Whisperer trilogy, along with Thai horror film Panor and upcoming Djinn’s Curse 2.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • The queens of the ballroom extravaganza have moved both costume designer Qween Jean’s fabulous couture and the cats’ quest for immortality up to the main stem with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s righteous blessing.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Drawn from the museum’s founding collection, the exhibitions aim trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema, including props and costumes from the Lucas Archives.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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
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“Prima donnas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donnas. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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