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Recent Examples of prima donna
Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna.
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Her stunning beauty elevates the life of the beloved but complicated prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Her stunning beauty elevates the life of the beloved but complicated prima donna.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
Noun
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With an elite attack consisting of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, big things were expected of Real Madrid again this season following their 2023-24 double of La Liga and Champions League titles.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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From there, the show spun outward, presenting a whole cast of shadowy doubles and mysteriously cosmic back doors—during which distance grew between us, the confused audience, and Laura’s death, which had kicked off the entire franchise.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Each cheese stick’s plastic wrapper is emblazoned with a Disney princess.—
Judy Holmes,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This princess girls dress, $34.99 on Amazon, is available in sizes three to 14 years.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 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
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All while his admittedly gorgeous leading lady plays a cryptic symbol?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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With the success of the film largely dependent on how well Holt and Gooding clicked with one another, the latter made a point to bond with his leading lady by any means necessary.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Nye took the runway in a navy blue bomber jacket patterned with Greek gods and goddesses as well as a pair of black shorts that hit above the knee.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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It’s taken you 40 years to finally reach leading man status.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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After the plays were written, Shakespeare teamed with actors to rehearse, such as leading man Richard Burbage and comic relief William Kempe, both part of the acting company Shakespeare belonged to, called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Zach Carter, a 34-year-old walk-on head coach, has guided Bellflower High to its first league basketball championship since 1978 in his second season as a head coach.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some of the objections have come from walk-on football players, who aren’t eligible for payments, and athletes in small sports who are receiving very small payments.—
Eddie Pells,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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