1
as in highlighted
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Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in publicized
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
or spotlit
as in identified
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotlighted
Verb
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Officers made contact with the suspect, now identified as McMichaels.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025 -
That victim has since been identified by local media as 19-year-old Akeela Clarke, a female Walmart employee.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The path through the Government Administration and Elections Committee is unusual for a bill focused principally on electric utilities, which are normally the purview of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Modern breeders have focused not just on leaf color, but on traits including leaf size and shape.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Last year's Uber Eats' Super Bowl commercial featured Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, David and Victoria Beckham, Jelly Roll and Usher.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Anna, a published composer, holds the highest degree in piano performance in Russia.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Luke has spent 10 years reporting on Formula 1 for outlets including Autosport, The New York Times and NBC Sports, and is also a published author.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The researchers emphasized that this system must be incredibly efficient, as squid can use the energy to alter their entire body’s appearance underwater where only low levels of light can penetrate.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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What to Know Oz also emphasized the role of technology, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine in making health care more efficient and accessible.—
Gabe Whisnant,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s one of many considerations for the broadcast moment of the year: San Francisco gets righties Marcus Stroman and Will Warren on Friday and Saturday, respectively.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The show falls under the broadcast direct deal Hudson and his producing partner Stalberg signed with Fox in 2023.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Outside of California, valley fever is also prevalent in Arizona and some areas of Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas, as well as parts of Mexico and Central and South America.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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As digital payments become prevalent, security is paramount.—
Bindesh Pandey,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Spotlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighted. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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