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NounPlural: spotlights |
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spotlight - a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | ||
spot | ||
lamp an artificial source of visible illumination | ||
theater light any of various lights used in a theater | ||
spotlight - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" | ||
limelight, glare, public eye | ||
prominence relative importance | ||
Verb |
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spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater | ||
illume, illumine, illuminate, light up, light add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) | ||
spotlight - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" | ||
foreground, highlight, play up | ||
background, play down, downplay understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" | ||
set off, bring out set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start" |