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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The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Along with his contribution, the Bears' run game also got the spotlight, as D'Andre Swift finished with 108 yards on 14 carries.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The singer made a stunning return to the spotlight at the the BET Awards in 2012.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Following the meteoric success of Voodoo D'Angelo once again retreated from the spotlight.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Along with his contribution, the Bears' run game also got the spotlight, as D'Andre Swift finished with 108 yards on 14 carries.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The singer made a stunning return to the spotlight at the the BET Awards in 2012.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Following the meteoric success of Voodoo D'Angelo once again retreated from the spotlight.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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