spotlighting

present participle of spotlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotlighting
Verb
  • Archer isn’t the only eVTOL company focusing on the UAE with Joby, one of its main competitors, hoping to launch in Dubai next year, with launch facilities currently under construction as sites including Dubai International Airport, according to Aviation Week.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Attempting to block out everything off the court and focusing on basketball seems to be a strategy filtering down from Splitter who remained guarded in his press conference after the game when asked about Billups.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When they were found on the bathroom floor in 1989, police had reached out to the local news media to spread the word in hopes of identifying family members.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The key to identifying the right white shade for your space is testing.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Arsenal, consistency of performances and results is so important to Arteta, with the 43-year-old often highlighting its significance in building them back to being one of Europe’s elite sides.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after the Canadian province of Ontario began running a television advertisement in the United States featuring a speech from former President Ronald Reagan.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The second look channeled her inner angel, featuring a silky camisole, a short set and massive quilted wings.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Brand them for experience, emphasizing aroma and taste, not just potency.
    Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • South Korea is committed to sharing this expertise with the US too, Lee said, emphasizing their bilateral relationship included economic, technological, and military cooperation.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In Europe, the formation of Salon des Nouveaux Ensembliers is one of the boldest steps toward defining a new chapter of design, on the part of a national institution and toward pinpointing a distinct new guard composed of both established and emerging minds.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Spotlighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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