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Recent Examples of prima donna
But Kelce’s low-key, just-Donna strategy in a castle full of prima donnas worked against her.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse.
—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
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
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Brother Rice scored six more times in the second, with Campbell contributing another double.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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On Saturday night, redshirt sophomore Caden McDonald went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs and threw three scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing only one hit, in the Gators’ 10-5 win at Oklahoma.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Naturally, trouble spoils the crew’s relaxation in the form of an ocean princess named Yura (Allegra Clark; Saoiri Onishi) on the run from baddies Zodon (Christopher Corey Smith; Koichi Domoto) and Djeese (Yuri Lowenthal; Koji Yusa).—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Poor Andy Sachs — in the form of the Disney princess-eyed Anne Hathaway — may have suffered the verbal lashings of a boss who expected whims to move worlds on her behalf.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before introducing leading lady Catherine Laga’aia, Johnson delivered a thoughtful speech about her character.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Her bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, went on to become a 1980 box-office hit film that won a Best Actress Oscar for leading lady Sissy Spacek.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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In addition to being, generally speaking, one of the greatest novelists of our time, Louise Erdrich is, more specifically, the reigning queen of the literary fart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Kelly Clarkson has certainly earned her place as the queen of daytime talk shows, thanks to her standout guests and engaging conversations.—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Max Clayton also makes a strong impression as Danny Bailey, a swaggering leading man modeled after Carousel’s Billy Bigelow and portrayed on the series by Aaron Tveit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The consummate supporting player when playing at his best, Andrew Wiggins this offseason — at least at the start of it — arguably stands as a Miami Heat leading man.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Greek goddess stands on a pedestal, holding a golden apple bestowed on her for her beauty — a classic ideal of beauty as old as, well, ancient Greece.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The cycle-tracking app Belle Health has used Moana’s verdant mother goddess and her volcanic counterpart to illustrate the difference.—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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