as in spotlights
the center of public attention
a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years
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Noun
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Member spotlights include Mississippi, New Zealand, Finland, Iceland, New Mexico and Japan.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026 -
This edition features community spotlights, profiles on local residents, and sports stories.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dedicates to vocal work, focuses attentions on her acting lessons, gives clear attention to her dancing.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Documenting her and her fellow volunteers’ attentions, the book is an ode to the kind of careful, patient natural history that contemporary science practiced at its increasingly rapid pace does not encourage as much anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Center stages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stages. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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