limelights

noun

plural of limelight
as in spotlights
the center of public attention an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded

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  1. spotlights
  2. attentions
Noun
  • And as a guy in power armor, Iron Man straddles the line of being a mecha, but his Marvel Tokon design spotlights Gundam and Tekkaman influences.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spotlights
Noun
  • Each new spot is an imaginative wonderland and will captivate the attentions of little ones, and parents.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But this is not a restaurant built for restraint; turn your attentions to Les Grands, a selection of jumbo desserts, each big enough to feed a quorum.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Definition of attentions
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