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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There’s a new high-tech vacuum about to step into the spotlight.
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But come 2025, there is one quiet luxury label that is choosing to come into the spotlight: Loro Piana, the Italian luxury fashion house known for its sumptuous wool sweaters and coats, which can cost upwards of $33,000.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Their children often accompany them to public services and have already taken up royal duties of their own, but Kate and William make sure their kids' lives are mostly out of the spotlight.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Anderson has merely skipped in and out of the spotlight’s glare, sometimes but not always of her own accord.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But come 2025, there is one quiet luxury label that is choosing to come into the spotlight: Loro Piana, the Italian luxury fashion house known for its sumptuous wool sweaters and coats, which can cost upwards of $33,000.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Their children often accompany them to public services and have already taken up royal duties of their own, but Kate and William make sure their kids' lives are mostly out of the spotlight.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Anderson has merely skipped in and out of the spotlight’s glare, sometimes but not always of her own accord.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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“The spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20spotlight. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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