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. Devin Wenig:

   As a displaced New Yorker, I have carried my love of The Mets to Silicon Valley, there is a sense of renewal for a franchise long overdue for its moment in the spotlight.

2. Giles Harrison:

   As long as you have celebrities like the Kardashians that continuously go out in public and parade their children in front of the spotlight, it is not a part of the industry that’s going away.

3. Bill Samuels Jr.:

   When you're old like me, you grew up in a family where what we did was not very respected for generation after generation after generation, to see all the spotlight on fine whiskys, I don't care where they're made, it's just great.

4. Alex Morgan latest:

   It is an incredible honor to be one of the first women featured on the cover of EA SPORTS FIFA, i know people all over the world play this game and I'm really excited that FIFA 16 is putting such an important spotlight on women's soccer.

5. Karlie Kloss:

   I’ve chosen to be with the man I love despite the complications, it’s frustrating, to be honest, that the spotlight is always shifted away from my career toward my relationship.