to spotlight
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4.0
- verb
- /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/
:
destacar
- And I'm talking about the time that you take to acknowledge and spotlight the members of the band.
But now they are because I'm shining a spotlight on those things.
- But now they are because I'm shining a spotlight on those things.
- It's like she's shining a spotlight on what she finds captivating about you.
- So first of all, you know, dissect those six areas where the chronic stress because that that's where you should spotlight.
- I'm imagining that and I plan to use this visual goal setting of spotlighting.
- But that driving of attentional spotlighting and intensity is essentially what governs our whole reality.
Examples
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Newly published national data spotlight the increasing need for CVD-related social services for the aging population.
Academic text (2007) -
Our Universes concentrates on Native belief, thus spotlighting Native philosophical worldviews and the time depth of Native cultures.
Academic text (2004) -
Each primary grade has a separate evening to spotlight its children.
Academic text (1993) -
Here on our show, we want to turn the spotlight on some women and young ladies who have paved their own way to success.
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The commission's study is not the first to spotlight this situation.
Academic text (2006) -
But I'd like to put the spotlight on the women at CHLA who make the impossible possible.
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Instead, this inclusion should spotlight the role of children's literature as art in identity and protest movements.
Academic text (2016) -
The rankings gained widespread attention and spotlighted China's massive investment in its top schools.
Academic text (2013) -
We applaud the ABA Journal for spotlighting Latino lawyers and including the article by Professor Chvez.
Academic text (2011) -
The documentary will spotlight young activists fighting for climate change awareness.
Synonyms
397
3.7
To show that something is very important
340
3.3
To emphasize something so it stands out as important
146
2.8
Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it
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4.0
Make something known to many people using news or social media
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2.5
To make people notice something or someone
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4.4
To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention
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4.1
To make something bright or visible with light
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3.9
To show information people do not know
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4.2
To be the main performer at an event
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4.1
To make a problem or issue clear and known to many people
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4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
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5.8
To make something more noticeable or important
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7.7
To show something in a way that many people notice it
Give public attention to a person or issue, often in the news
To tell many people about something so they know it
To make something well known by giving it a lot of media attention
Make something seem important or worthy of attention
Make someone suddenly very famous
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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5.1
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
Phrasal Verbs
How Prominent
- Literature
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6.8
13
4.0
94
4.0
340
3.3
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spotlight as a verb also comes from the idea of shining a bright light on one place, and people began to use it to mean 'make someone or something more noticeable'. So to spotlight an issue or person is to draw attention to them and make them stand out.