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adjective

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as in highlighted

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as in publicized

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spotlighted

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verb

variants or spotlit
past tense of spotlight
as in identified

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  1. identified
  2. focused
  3. featured
  4. published
  5. emphasized
  6. broadcast
  7. prevalent
Verb
  • Officers made contact with the suspect, now identified as McMichaels.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • That victim has since been identified by local media as 19-year-old Akeela Clarke, a female Walmart employee.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of identified
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  • The path through the Government Administration and Elections Committee is unusual for a bill focused principally on electric utilities, which are normally the purview of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Modern breeders have focused not just on leaf color, but on traits including leaf size and shape.
    — Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of focused
Verb
  • His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Last year's Uber Eats' Super Bowl commercial featured Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, David and Victoria Beckham, Jelly Roll and Usher.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Definition of featured
Adjective
  • Anna, a published composer, holds the highest degree in piano performance in Russia.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Luke has spent 10 years reporting on Formula 1 for outlets including Autosport, The New York Times and NBC Sports, and is also a published author.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of published
Verb
  • The researchers emphasized that this system must be incredibly efficient, as squid can use the energy to alter their entire body’s appearance underwater where only low levels of light can penetrate.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
  • What to Know Oz also emphasized the role of technology, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine in making health care more efficient and accessible.
    — Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of emphasized
Adjective
  • Here’s one of many considerations for the broadcast moment of the year: San Francisco gets righties Marcus Stroman and Will Warren on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The show falls under the broadcast direct deal Hudson and his producing partner Stalberg signed with Fox in 2023.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of broadcast
Adjective
  • He’s gained recognition for his research into Hepatitis C, which is prevalent in his home country of Nigeria.
    — Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • In a June 2021 study in Frontiers in Psychology, a fear of flying was found to be prevalent among around 10 to 40 percent of the industrialized world.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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