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Recent Examples of prima donna
Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Gotta love it, in a league with its share of fair weather, prima donna stars.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Gotta love it, in a league with its share of fair weather, prima donna stars.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
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Last season, Suzuki slugged a career-high 32 home runs and 103 RBIs while his 31 doubles and 130 OPS+ tied for the second-best of his career despite a second-half slump.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team’s ping-pong tournament, an exercise in team bonding, was switched from singles to doubles - at Seager’s suggestion.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Like a quintessential spy movie montage, Kennedy’s inner circle started hatching a plan on how to hide the president’s son and a princess.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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For the occasion, the princess wore her go-tiara, Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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This comes as The Bachelorette was meant to have a triumphant return this year after being parked last year with a big star as the leading lady for the first time.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 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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Before the ceremony, the queen bequeathed William the title of Duke of Cambridge.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Oscar watchers often say — only half-jokingly — the race can sometimes feel like 51% performance and 49% prom king or queen.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Consider, too, that as much as Chalamet’s Oscar narrative rested on his status as Hollywood’s new favorite A-lister, Jordan has been a bankable leading man for even longer, one who’s increasingly proving himself as a filmmaker as well.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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More surprisingly, the checklist of stunts does lend itself to the film-with-in-the-film’s ever-unfolding, ad hoc script, with the boys wearing a very funny cut-out of Darby’s face to give the illusion of a leading man holding it all together.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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