as in limelight
the center of public attention
reality show contestants who become addicted to the spotlight
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of spotlight
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Giving Bad Bunny the space to spotlight his culture and politics is a bold move for Apple Music, Roc Nation, and the NFL, in light of the anti-Latino sentiment ravaging the country.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The program will also include newsletters and creator spotlights.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Antinori, who has worked in top-tier hotel bars across Europe, has eschewed the complexity of modern mixology in favor of straightforward, unpretentious tipples that spotlight quality local ingredients.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Giving Bad Bunny the space to spotlight his culture and politics is a bold move for Apple Music, Roc Nation, and the NFL, in light of the anti-Latino sentiment ravaging the country.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
New Fats On The Block Like ghee before it, beef tallow is having a moment in the fat spotlight.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The program will also include newsletters and creator spotlights.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotlight
Noun
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My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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The city has largely avoided the brunt of the immigration limelight somehow, with Chicago in full focus in recent days.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel holds, where will The Free Press focus the majority of its editorial attention?—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Waze still focuses on driving, this integration blurs the lines between the two apps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel holds, where will The Free Press focus the majority of its editorial attention?—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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White working-class people in struggling Rust Belt communities have gotten a great deal of media attention in a partisan context in recent years.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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The essence of impartial justice is treating like conduct alike—not identifying the target and then finding the crime.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlight. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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