spotlightnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspɒt.laɪt/us/ˈspɑːt.laɪt/C2 UK informal spot a lamp whose beam can be directed, or a circle of light produced by such a lamp
in the spotlight
C2 (of a person) receiving a lot of public attention:
The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.
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- backdrop
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- footlights
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spotlightverb [ T ]
uk/ˈspɒt.laɪt/us/ˈspɑːt.laɪt/spotlighted or spotlit, spotlighted or spotlitto light something or someone with a spotlight:
The paintings in the alcove were spotlit from below.
If something spotlights a particular situation, it directs public attention to it.
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Giving out light
- alight
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glance
- glow
- illuminate
- light
- redshift
- reflected ray
- shiny
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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