Antonyms for spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪtspot·light

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   • Illuminate

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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

How to use spotlight in a sentence?

1. Kensington Palace:

   The Duchess of Cambridge has made the mental health of young children a key focus of her work in recent years. She is delighted that The Huffington Post will help put a spotlight on this important issue, the Duchess will be commissioning contributions from a number of leading figures in the mental health sector as well as from young people, parents, and teachers.

2. Benjamin Watson:

   I can remember sitting in a dark room with a huge spotlight, there’s a seat there like you’re being interrogated for a crime and all the front-office staff is in the back in the shadows and you ca n’t see them. The guy grabbed my wrist and he’s like : ‘ I can feel your pulse, so I know if you’re lying to me. Have you ever smoked marijuana ? ’ I said : ‘ No. ’ I really had n’t. I’ve never smoked. He said : ‘ I think you’re lying. I can feel your pulse. Are you lying to us ? ’ I said : ‘ No, I ’m not. ’.

3. Marilyn Mosby:

   That accountability ultimately led to reform, and because of that reform, we had a spotlight on the entrenched police corruption in one of the largest police agencies in the country.

4. Coverage Perez:

   There were a lot of skeptics in New York, and she earned their trust, and then she got re-elected. … I’ve seen Hillary Clinton up close and personal. The voters of New York saw her up close and personal. And I often judge a person by what they did when they weren't in the spotlight. And Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life breaking down barriers.

5. Davey Wright of Florida:

   I see a spotlight come on, pointing in front of the boat like it was looking for me. I used a couple more screams to give him directions.

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