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
  • Hoerner already has six doubles this year after tallying 29 a season ago.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Kane had two doubles, two of only three Bishop Moore hits.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The queens had not yet been announced.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Heklina’s Closet has since received additional donations from former San Francisco queens now living in Palm Springs, including Mutha Chucka and Sue Casa.
    Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 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 13 Apr. 2026.

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