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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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At the plate, he’s hit 18 doubles and seven home runs.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Lee went 7-for-28 (.250) with three doubles and seven runs in 14 games before being optioned to Charlotte.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Alongside Gadot, the film starred Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess, Andrew Burnap as the Prince Charming stand-in Jonathan, Patrick Page as the Magic Mirror and Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The princess will officially open the festival, joined by a delegation of 500 Belgian media, entertainment, sports and gaming industry leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
Noun
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The producer, who also manages Chris Brown, recently bought his leading lady a Maybach, and the generous gift brought the singer to tears.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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During that time, he was successfully paired with one leading lady (Demi Moore as Jackie Templeton) after another (Emma Samms as Holly Sutton) after another (Finola Hughes as Anna Devane).—
Team TVLine,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some of the etchings, Bar-Ron says, seem to reflect resistance to the goddess's worship from Semitic workers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The call sheet for a scene might include the moon goddess Selene, Ariana Grande, and Hedy Lamarr.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Being a successful leading man and a romantic interest is somewhat about having a pretty face, but often more about the right kind of vibe.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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However, the fun and games on the screen had a brief period of concern behind the scenes due to Odenkirk’s various responsibilities as a leading man, uncredited writer and producer.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Coming out of high school, nobody else gave me a walk-on chance, just FIU.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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Eight years that have witnessed Tremayne go from preferred walk-on as a freshman to a scholarship contributor as a sophomore and now NFL wideout.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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