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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Paris Hilton Paris Hilton has been in the spotlight due to her efforts to provide relief during the Los Angeles Wildfires. —

Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Denim was back in the spotlight last week at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2025 The 10 up-and-coming actors and filmmakers named 2025’s Talents to Watch kicked things off with a ceremony at France’s Ministry of Culture before hitting a yearlong series of events that will keep these faces in the spotlight. —

Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025 Illan Meslier’s errors — or baffling Wearside bounces — have been under the spotlight throughout the season. —

Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the spotlight

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