prima donnas

noun

plural of prima donna
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as in monologuists

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  1. doubles
  2. princesses
  3. queens
  4. goddesses
Noun
  • All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies was 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Michael Harris II had two doubles and three RBIs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Critics, including the leadership of SAG-AFTRA, counter that the displacement is already at hand in subtler ways, with background roles and commercials increasingly filled by digital doubles rather than human performers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The movies take a backseat here as the princesses themselves take center stage.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of princesses
Noun
  • Worker ants carry bait back to the colony and share it with nestmates through a process called trophallaxis, allowing the treatment to reach queens and developing young.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • What's clear is that this neckline has made both stars look like Greek goddesses straight out of a movie.
    — Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 5 July 2026
  • The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Definition of goddesses
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