the spotlight
noun
: public attention or notice
a baseball star who hates the spotlight
They're always in the spotlight.
School violence is once again under the media spotlight.
The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.
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Rebirth puts another region of Thailand, Krabi, in the spotlight.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The five-time Grammy winner has long kept her personal life out of the spotlight.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025
Corporate news Tesla shares may be in the spotlight as tensions between chief executive Elon Musk and Trump heat up again.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2025
Katherine Legge is used to being in the spotlight after years of driving Indy cars, so being the only woman competing in Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race would be no big deal.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The five-time Grammy winner has long kept her personal life out of the spotlight.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025
Corporate news Tesla shares may be in the spotlight as tensions between chief executive Elon Musk and Trump heat up again.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2025
Katherine Legge is used to being in the spotlight after years of driving Indy cars, so being the only woman competing in Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race would be no big deal.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the spotlight
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“The spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20spotlight. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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