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spotlight
[ spot-lahyt ]
noun
- a lamp for producing such a light.
- a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
- the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention:
Asia is in the spotlight now.
verb (used with object)
- to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight.
- to make conspicuous; call attention to:
Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week.
- to hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.
verb (used without object)
- to hunt by using a spotlight.
spotlight
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noun
- a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
- the spotlightthe focus of attention
verb
- to direct a spotlight on
- to focus attention on
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·²õ±è´Ç³Ùl¾±²µ³ó³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of spotlight1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the limelight (spotlight) ; steal the show (spotlight) .Example Sentences
Illuminated by a single spotlight on a stage she has performed on many times before, she tells me she plans to die here "within months" of her imminent 40th birthday.
Williams is seeking a route back into the game but admitted that he found it difficult to deal with being in the spotlight since breaking into the first team at Old Trafford.
It’s time to spotlight herbs with a quieter footprint: tarragon, marjoram, shiso and chervil.
Both have only ever had limited theatrical distribution and these screenings should bring their filmmakers, both of whom recently died and rarely enjoyed such a showcase during their lifetimes, into a brighter spotlight.
Her opponent, Brad Schimel, ran on his loyalty to Trump and conceded much of the spotlight to Musk, who personally traveled to campaign in the state, at one point donning a cheeseboard.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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