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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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Sheets, who started the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning and gave the Padres a 4-0 lead with a two-run homer in the sixth, hit an RBI double in the seventh that put the Padres up by five.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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That’s just a bit more than half the playing area of a doubles tennis court.—
Julie Z. Weil,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
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Residents of Reggio Emilia said Wednesday they were honored the princess had chosen their city and its public preschools for her first visit since her remission.—
Silvia Stellacci,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Some had arrived hours before to catch a glimpse of the princess.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The pair ultimately found their leading lady — relative newcomer Deva Cassel, daughter of Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci — in Italy.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The show's leading lady is nothing if not a huge cheerleader for her co-stars, both past and present.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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No longer the onscreen son of a leading man, Teller is now firmly in father roles.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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In the mid ’70s, Redford was perhaps at the peak of his powers as a leading man, and his stardust was evident, says Alan Shayne, the film’s casting director and former WB TV President, who is now 100 years old.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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