· 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
· 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
· 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
· illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
Hypernym(s): light, illume, illumine, light_up, illuminate