SPOTLIGHTING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

spotlighting

verb

present participle of spotlight

as in focusing

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More about Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte, founded in 2010, provides free home repairs to low-income homeowners, focusing on older adults, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
Calvin Klein is making its official debut at the leading menswear trade show, taking over the Sala delle Colonne venue at the fairgrounds and focusing on the denim part of its fall 2027 collection.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of focusing

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OpenAI said the partnership would bring different expertise and approaches to identifying weaknesses.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint.

— Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of identifying

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What readers are saying The comments reflect a debate over the establishment of AI data centers, highlighting concerns about their environmental impact, resource consumption, and corporate exploitation.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The pope’s itinerary in Argentina includes visits to a care center for people with disabilities and a prison, underscoring ⁠his focus on highlighting groups that are often marginalized.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of highlighting

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The complimentary welcome baskets were another nice touch, featuring a lineup of delicious snacks, s'mores ingredients, and coffee and tea supplies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
The company unveiled its flying car at CES 2025, featuring a modular architecture, which includes a detachable air module housed within the ground vehicle.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of featuring

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Since the October decision, multiple Fed officials have continued to counsel patience while emphasizing the need to bring inflation back to the central bank's 2% target.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Rankin County officials were trying to finish sooner while emphasizing that speed would not take priority over a complete review.

— Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of emphasizing

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