LIMELIGHTS Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Noun

The crew switched on spotlights to mimic the glare of the blast.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Nighttime color quality was good, but the camera needs the white spotlights to capture color video.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

Seeking sense to her loveless existence, at least in the novel Ana attracts the predatorial lust of Magistral Fermín de Pas, her sensual confessor at La Vetusta cathedral, as well as the attentions of local Don Juan Álvaro Mejías.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
With attentions fractured in modern life, Gibney hopes there is some benefit in synthesizing information into a narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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