spotlight
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈspɑːtˌlaɪt/
- More recently, pharmaceutical firms have fallen under the ethical spotlight of NGOs and the global press.
- media spotlight
- put a spotlight on
- spotlight on an issue
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Watch on YouTubeBut you can and have to put the spotlight where it belongs.
- But you can and have to put the spotlight where it belongs.
- There's you play under more spotlight, There's more pressure every night.
- And there's been a lot of spotlights, you know, shown on that world.
- This is one of our black excellence spotlights.
- And it, it was massively transformative because it was putting a spotlight on my healing process.
- In some ways, it just feels like every few years we are the spotlight of the news.
- The the being shot outside my house really put the spotlight on me.
- But that, that put a lot of things, put us on the spotlight.
- Leah Thomas, meanwhile, enjoyed every minute of the spotlight.
- Now the way perception works is that you have so-called spotlights of attention.
Examples
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The role of the trust's OH team was also put into the spotlight.
Academic text (2015) -
However, the student in the spotlight is not truly the one being assessed.
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We want to make sure the spotlight is on us every single day.
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But immediately the spotlight goes straight to us.
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And we are so afraid in that moment when the spotlight is on us.
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In some ways, it just feels like every few years we are the spotlight of the news.
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See, your days of stealing the spotlight are over.
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However, the stakes are high as a result of the spotlight on community colleges.
Academic text (2012) -
"The king had focused the national spotlight on Ahmad and his ideas.
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The Academy Awards often serve as a spotlight for a variety of political and social issues.
Synonyms
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3.0
Making something known to many people to get attention
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3.9
Making a secret or hidden thing known to people
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3.7
A person or thing that gets attention from many people
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4.0
Being watched or noticed by many people
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2.4
Notice or interest from newspapers, TV, and websites
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4.5
Public attention when someone is the center of interest
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3.7
Seen and talked about by many people
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5.5
Getting a lot of public attention
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4.9
Strong public attention that makes someone feel watched
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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5.1
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spotlight comes from spot ('a small area') and light ('something that shines'), and people used the image of a bright light on one part of the stage to mean 'public attention'. So when someone is 'in the spotlight' they are being watched and noticed by many people.