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as in highlighted
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as in publicized
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Recent Examples of spotlighted
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
On occasion, the greatest speeches have come from winners of the less spotlighted awards.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
The issue, first spotlighted by the Tribune earlier this year, emerged as the focus of a Senate spotlight forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning.
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Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotlighted
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.
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Four stops along the way offer free refreshments from highlighted local businesses.
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These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
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Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
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Researchers identified large carbon-bearing molecules inside two mudstone samples collected in Jezero Crater, an area believed to have hosted a lake billions of years ago.
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In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera.
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When the sun goes down, stake out a spot at any Magic Kingdom-area resort beach for the Electrical Water Pageant, a procession of illuminated sea creatures that floats across the lagoon every night.
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Seconds, that the union and the contractor’s association be allowed to place a smaller illuminated sign near the base of the Western Auto sign noting that the organizations had done the work.
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Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
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Nearly half of Gen Zers cited worries about their finances and personal well-being as deterrents from looking for jobs focused on helping others.
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Its summer program is built as a four or five-day series, with each two-hour session focused on a theme like pastry-making or global flavors.
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The announced attendance was 68,827, which was the exact capacity FIFA announced for the venue before the tournament began.
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The announced attendance was a capacity 80,663, which is a little under 2,000 less than full capacity for the Giants and Jets as seats had to be yanked out down low to fit the regulation soccer field into MetLife Stadium.
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For example, in March, Apple quietly removed a memory-heavy configuration of the M3 Ultra Mac (which featured 512GB of memory) from its store.
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“Spotlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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