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spotlight


2spotlight

verb
spotlight·ed or -litspotlight·ing

Definition of SPOTLIGHT

transitive verb
1
: to illuminate with a spotlight
2
: to direct attention to : highlight
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Examples of SPOTLIGHT

  1. She was spotlighted as she sang her solo.
  2. The news spotlighted the city's financial problems.

First Known Use of SPOTLIGHT

1922

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