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- an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded
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“Limelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limelight. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of limelight was in 1826
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