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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
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Bouchard did make a comeback, though, most notably helping Canada win its first Billie Jean King Cup in 2023 with two victories in doubles.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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First baseman Ty France has 14 doubles, six home runs and is second on the Twins with 44 RBIs.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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Born in 1919, the Canadian actress began acting in Winnipeg, voicing princesses on the radio before hosting another radio show in Toronto for overseas service members during World War II.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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On Thursday, the rising star released the video for his latest single, which stars the pop princess.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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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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Brooklyn’s two leading ladies Kawamoto and Rohrabacher both went 7-1 for the weekend to power their team to an undefeated weekend as well.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The film also features leading lady Ruth, played by Serayah, as well as Phylicia Rashad, who plays Naomi.—
ESSENCE Editors,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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In 1997, the blue-eyed, red-haired goddess accented her look with gold shimmer, a headdress, and defined contour.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Or fish — quickly marinated in a light soy-garlic sauce or simply brushed with olive oil and served with an herb-y sauce (a chimichurri for example, or a green goddess).—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
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In a press release announcing him as the show's new leading man, the network noted that Owens was married for 25 years and has two sons.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Shedding her cutie-pie image, Stone convincingly berates her character’s delusional father, and then practically steals the movie during a rooftop scene with Edward Norton’s vain leading man.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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Butcher is a preferred walk-on, but he’s proven able to boot the ball a long way.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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Big Ten Illinois: Hudson Clement, WR, West Virginia — Clement, a former walk-on who caught 51 passes for 741 yards in 2024, will need to be a primary target in a receiving corps that must replace departing seniors Pat Bryant and Zakhari Franklin.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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