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1. spotlight - noun

· a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

Synonym(s): limelight, glare, public_eye

Hypernym(s): prominence




2. spotlight - noun

· a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Synonym(s): spot

Hypernym(s): lamp




3. spotlight - verb

· move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

Synonym(s): foreground, highlight, play_up

Hypernym(s): bring_out, set_off




4. spotlight - verb

· illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

Hypernym(s): light, illume, illumine, light_up, illuminate





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