prima donnas

Definition of prima donnasnext
plural of prima donna

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Noun
  • 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
  • The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, ⁠not Charles', a royal source said last week.
    Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rich Township definitely didn’t know what to do Tuesday with Holley, who smacked two doubles and drove in three runs for H-F in a 10-3 win at Illinois-Chicago’s Curtis Granderson Stadium.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Melendez was the only Met with any success against Ohtani, going 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles after being called up from Triple-A Wednesday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
  • When these queens emerge from their hiding spots in spring, most of them build brand new nests and don’t repurpose nests from a previous season.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Artemis is the daughter of Zeus, who rules over all of the other gods, and Leto, one of the goddesses of childhood.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Prima donnas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donnas. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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