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Recent Examples of prima donna
His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna.
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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
Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
Noun
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An inning later, the Phillies strung together three consecutive doubles to extend their lead.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fans will know that one big casting announcement looms large as the otherworldly princess of space Rosalina will be integral to a movie based on Galaxy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Larsen makes a magnetic leading lady.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Like Hepburn, who won four Academy Awards over a lifetime of iconic performances, Stone seems poised to keep redefining what a leading lady can be.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully the fifth season of Slow Horses is locked and loaded for a late September release, but Pride and Prejudice will have to make due without its leading man for a minute.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Douglas Fairbanks was the original Hollywood action hero, a fit, handsome, daring leading man who did all his own stunts, leaping over furniture in The Mark of Zorro and jumping down the mainsail in The Black Pirate, and was, at the time, among the most famous people in the world.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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Koerner was a second-year walk-on safety when Moss came to Iowa in 2018.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Waymond Jordan, Eli Sanders and walk-on King Miller each scored against Missouri State and backup quarterback Husan Longstreet ran for 59 yards and two touchdowns.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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