Synonyms for limelight
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪtlime·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, spotlight, glower, brilliance, public eye, blaze

2. limelight, calcium lightnoun

   a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

   Synonyms:
   spotlight, glare, calcium light, public eye

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1. • Lamp
   • Prominence

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1. List of paraphrases for "limelight":

   spotlight, fore

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1. Mark Meadows:

   I don't like being in the limelight. It is fearful whenever you do doing something like this.

2. Cavalier Johnson:

   The benefits... to keep Milwaukee in the limelight nationally and globally I think far outweigh the negatives here.

3. Englishman Willett:

   Obviously, you get recognized a little bit more and things like that, you realize how difficult the guys have had it who have been up there in the limelight for a lot of years, how much they've got to take control of their own time.

4. Alberto Forchielli:

   I think this is a clear signal that they do not want to invest behind the scenes any longer. They want to play a leading role, in the limelight.

5. Susan Olsen:

   My heart right now is going to her four children, i always felt we stole the limelight from them.