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Spotlight

noun

A focus of public attention. Synonyms: glare, limelight, public eye. "When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer. Synonym: spot.

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Etymology of 'Spotlight'

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"Spotlight" Quotes from Famous Books

... did not like about it, as Princeman wound himself up to deliver the first ball, was that Princeman had the position of glory. On that gentleman the spotlight burned brightly all the time, and if they won, he would be the hero of the hour; the modest, reliable catcher would scarcely be thought of except by the men who knew the finer points of the game, and it was not the men whom he had ...

— The Early Bird - A Business Man's Love Story • George Randolph Chester

... not selective. It goes in all directions. But this artificial gravity is controlled so that it does not spread, and the result is that the mass-attraction of a mass of matter does not fall off as the inverse square of the distance, but like the ray from the parallel beam spotlight, continues undiminished. ...

— Invaders from the Infinite • John Wood Campbell

Words linked to "Spotlight" : bring out, illuminate, illumine, prominence, lamp, light, play down, theater light, illume, light up, set off, background