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diva

[dee-vuh, -vah] / ˈdi və, -vɑ /
NOUN
prima donna
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The “grand dame diva of culture, divahood and porcine glamour” Miss Piggy, was honored at the show, where she showed up, naturally, in a pink dress and feather boa.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Obviously having the great Jean Smart in the driver’s seat helped a lot — she revealed the woman beneath the diva even in Deborah’s most outrageous actions.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

He credits pop diva Erika Vikman with turning the tide, after appearing at UMK in 2020.

From BBC May 17, 2026

Or OpenAI’s mysterious device from Apple’s former design diva Jony Ive?

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

I’m headed to trip-hop when I notice a couple making out in the pop diva section in the far back corner.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Kemp said that, alongside Saturday's headliner Raye, the weekend's line-up had "spanned a generation of divas".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

At what point did you realize you had a knack for playing these unhinged divas?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

The biggest night in music is just around the corner — and this year, the competition is stiff after a summer dominated by pop divas and male country stars.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2024

"Let’s not become divas or untouchables. There is something special about the women’s game. We have always been real," she said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2024

For me, performing-arts camp was six weeks stuck in a cabin with a bunch of eleven-year-old divas.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Rival traders said they paid attention to what Aschenbrenner owned, so when those stocks took a dive they surmised that he was in trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"When you dive into the Iliad, you really understand that Homer was an Anatolian. You find anecdotes and cultural references that are completely unknown elsewhere," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

So when Sunny Dancer, a film about a summer camp for young people affected by cancer, gave Ramsey seven weeks to experience teenage freedom, it was an opportunity to dive straight in.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Someone has me hold their phone while they dive through shorebreak.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

I wondered if they were afraid to dive so close to the spot where a great white had been towed into the harbor.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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