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
Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
That intimacy is forged through technologies of amplification: powerful speakers, sequins and glitter, spotlights, backup dancers, a multiscreen jumbotron.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Expect playlists spotlighting Irish Christmas tracks and plenty of specialty drinks.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Of course, there are Jamaicans who don’t agree with presenting a story of their island featuring an abusive mother with a spotlight on the country’s poverty and anti-queerness on such prestigious platforms.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
That intimacy is forged through technologies of amplification: powerful speakers, sequins and glitter, spotlights, backup dancers, a multiscreen jumbotron.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
As an indicator of how color trends are an intercontinental cultural phenomenon, Pantone will be spotlighting this warm brown in public spaces in New York, Shanghai, Mumbai and London.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Expect playlists spotlighting Irish Christmas tracks and plenty of specialty drinks.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Despite his wealth and influence he was known for studiously avoiding personal publicity and the media limelight.Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner said Tuesday his office is prepared for potential security issues as officials continued to prepare for the national limelight ahead of the general election.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The movie is constructed like a visual scrap quilt made in a meticulous and orderly fashion, sometimes focusing on Elwood's life in the '60s and other times flashing forward to the near-present day.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Brighter Days Community Initiative, announced in June by the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, is the first in the area to focus solely on teenagers and young adults ages 16 to 24.Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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But women, in particular, are paying close attention to Trump’s early decision-making.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Born as Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Giovanni was a prolific and well-regarded poet who initially gained attention in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement after graduating from Nashville’s Fisk University.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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An American man who identified himself as Pete Travis Timmerman was found wandering the Syrian capital of Damascus yesterday.Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Miller has won slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill races in a span of 16 days. 2007 — Major League Baseball’s Mitchell Report is released, identifying 85 names to differing degrees in the 409-page document.Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlight. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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