Synonyms for spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪtspot·light

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1. limelight, spotlight, glare, public eyenoun

   a focus of public attention

   "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

   Synonyms:
   glare, spot, calcium light, glower, limelight, brilliance, public eye, blaze

2. spotlight, spotverb

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

   Synonyms:
   smudge, bit, patch, dapple, office, speckle, pip, touch, place, limelight, daub, fleck, smear, maculation, public eye, slur, post, stain, position, smirch, glare, billet, blot, spot, point, situation, berth, topographic point

3. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play upverb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

   Synonyms:
   cozy up, play up, sidle up, suck up, highlight, cotton up, foreground, shine up

4. spotlightverb

   illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

   Synonyms:
   highlight, foreground, play up

Matched Categories

1. • Bring Out
   • Illuminate

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1. List of paraphrases for "spotlight":

   headlamp, limelight, projector, focus, attention, light, projectors, vedette

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1. Amy Walter:

   We're seeing a touch of optimism creep in, in terms of voters' opinions about the economy, it's not going to turn around overnight. But at least if the trend line is going in the right way, that's good for Democrats. The more Donald Trump is in the spotlight, that's also good for Democrats.

2. Scott Howe:

   Facebook has done a credit to the entire industry because they brought this back out into the public spotlight.

3. Florence Pugh:

   I know that part of being in the spotlight is that people might invade your privacy and have opinions on it, but it's bizarre that normal folk are allowed to display such hate and opinions on a part of my life that I'm not putting out there, it's a strange side of fame that you're allowed to be torn apart by thousands of people even though you didn't put that piece of you out there.

4. Cara Erdreich:

   I was speechless, I mean I never could have envisioned something like this happening to me, let alone for something I did, i'm not really one for the spotlight, but this has been a truly incredible experience. I feel very fortunate, and I am endlessly appreciative to my colleagues, students, administrators, community members, and my wife that really helped make all of the PPE in the thick of the pandemic, and even more so for the frontline workers we were making the PPE for.

5. Suzanne Scott:

   Congratulations to all of our Fox News Spotlight Award recipients. We are so proud of all of your contributions to the company and community.