as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
the reigning diva of daytime television
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Recent Examples of diva
Fresh off All Stars 9, this pint-sized diva from season 14 is back to gag the judges with her electrifying performances and remind the world that she was born to do drag.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
After blazing through Season 13, this veteran diva is taking a pit stop from her tours and residencies to set the competition aflame.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
In a hilarious TikTok, Tisdale reveals her daughter can't stop singing the songs from the films and is especially obsessed with her mom's role, a fabulous and determined musical theatre diva named Sharpay Evans.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 May 2025
Barbra Streisand fans woke up to wonderful news Wednesday morning (April 29): The diva of all divas is releasing a new studio album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, on her longtime label Columbia Records on June 27.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
After blazing through Season 13, this veteran diva is taking a pit stop from her tours and residencies to set the competition aflame.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
In a hilarious TikTok, Tisdale reveals her daughter can't stop singing the songs from the films and is especially obsessed with her mom's role, a fabulous and determined musical theatre diva named Sharpay Evans.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 May 2025
Barbra Streisand fans woke up to wonderful news Wednesday morning (April 29): The diva of all divas is releasing a new studio album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, on her longtime label Columbia Records on June 27.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diva
Noun
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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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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Take her frothy blue Chanel couture princess gown, or her golden sequined Valentino gown with a plunging neckline.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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Of course, Lilo & Stitch’s success won’t ever provide an excuse for Snow White’s failings, but at least the film’s booming box office will help erase some of the painful memories the live-action princess movie flop created in the past few months since its release.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diva. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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