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Definition of spotlight

a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics"

Similar Words: spot, limelight, glare, public eye, foreground, highlight, play up

Member Meronyms: theater light

Derivational Morphology: foreground, highlight, play up, spot, limelight, glare, public eye, highlighter, high spot, highlighting

Anagrams: stoplight

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