the spotlight
noun
: public attention or notice
a baseball star who hates the spotlight
They're always in the spotlight.
School violence is once again under the media spotlight.
The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.
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Vertical seams give a new sense of structure, hems are unraveled, and cuffs are bold, placing the interior side of denim in the spotlight.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This will steal the spotlight on the dessert table.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Johnson is remaining tight-lipped on what other characters or subjects will be explored in a TV show next after the Talamasca gets the spotlight.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Particularly when so much of what your family does happens in the spotlight and everyone has opinions about every little thing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This will steal the spotlight on the dessert table.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Johnson is remaining tight-lipped on what other characters or subjects will be explored in a TV show next after the Talamasca gets the spotlight.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Particularly when so much of what your family does happens in the spotlight and everyone has opinions about every little thing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the spotlight
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“The spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20spotlight. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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