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verb

variants or spotlit
past tense of spotlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotlighted
Verb
  • The victims were sisters and identified by a family member only as 9-year-old Sammy and 13-year-old Valery, ABC 6 News reported.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Officers made contact with the suspect, now identified as McMichaels.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Also among the photos was a shot of Chicago’s incredible personalized cake, which featured a pink and white cowboy boot, a western belt and ‘Chi’ written out in pink rope.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The fins are among the most profitable of all seafood, selling for hundreds of dollars per pound or over a $1,000 per fin, according to published reports.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
  • According to published reports, Kim slammed into Niketic’s Mercedes near Meadow Lane, slicing the vehicle in half.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Under her first look broadcast direct deal with FOX, Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) serves as executive producer along with Julie Weitz (Game of Silence) and Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row, The 4400), who penned the pilot and will also serve as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • That was the most prevalent worry expressed in mid-April.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Another common disease ticks spread is Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease that is very prevalent in North Carolina, Hayes said.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
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“Spotlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighted. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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