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spotlight

noun verb

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
T
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
15

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noun

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

noun

  1. a focus of public attention

    “he enjoyed being in the limelight”

verb

  1. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

verb

  1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

    “The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”

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he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

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