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diva

[dee-vuh, -vah] / ˈdi və, -vɑ /
NOUN
prima donna
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While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Panettiere, who earned acclaim for her roles as a cheerleader with supernatural powers on the TV show “Heroes” and as a troubled country music diva on the show “Nashville,” was 36.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The singer herself says that she is "immensely honoured" to be part of the Cesaria Evora Orchestra, which performs around the world to keep alive the music of the "barefoot diva" who died in 2011.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Or is he a diva so toxic that his own fans at Real Madrid booed him off the pitch and branded him “a dictator”?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Most performers did pay, even the most famous diva of the time, Adelina Patti.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

She stood before the screen, certain she could practically smell the restaurant, the heavy perfumes of a room full of divas and ingénues.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The 39-degree peak dive compares with a 3-degree angle in a standard descent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

HMS Agamemnon departed its construction home at BAE systems in Barrow last week and went through its first dive at sea in the Navy's Inner Hebrides exercise areas en-route.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Most of Workman’s tales are fact-based and reenacted with puppets, although she also stumbles off-site to her local dive bar or her apartment for occasional “Interview with a Demon” segments.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Confront your haters: Speaking of human relationships in the digital age, staff writer Luke Winkie recently went on a deep dive into Slate’s storied comment section.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

I run back to the kitchen, thank Dad, and dive into my pancakes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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