Definitions for spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪtspot·light

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. limelight, spotlight, glare, public eyenoun

   a focus of public attention

   "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

2. spotlight, spotverb

   a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

3. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play upverb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

4. spotlightverb

   illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

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1. Spotlightnoun

   A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.

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1. spotlightnoun

   a bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage

2. spotlightnoun

   the circle of light shed by a spotlight

3. spotlightnoun

   the center of attention; the highlight or most important part

   Some people enjoy the spotlight.

4. spotlightverb

   To illuminate with a spotlight.

   We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.

5. spotlightverb

   To draw attention to.

   The news series served to spotlight corruption.

6. Etymology: spot + light

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1. Spotlight

   Spotlight is the second official single by rapper, Gucci Mane from his studio album The State vs. Radric Davis (2009). The song features a guest appearance by American singer Usher. The single was released on October 19, 2009 and was produced by Polow Da Don.

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1. spotlight

   A spotlight is a powerful, focused beam of light used to illuminate a specific area or person, often used in theaters, photography, or other performances to draw attention to a particular subject. It can also refer to public attention or scrutiny in a metaphorical sense, such as being in the 'spotlight'.

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1. Spotlight

   Spotlight is a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple's OS X operating system. Spotlight is a selection-based search system, which creates a virtual index of all items and files on the system. It is designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer, including documents, pictures, music, applications, and System Preferences. In addition, specific words in documents and in web pages in a web browser's history or bookmarks can be searched. It also allows the user to narrow down searches with creation dates, modification dates, sizes, types and other attributes. Spotlight also offers quick access to definitions from the built-in New Oxford American Dictionary and to calculator functionality. The feature is also available on Darwin, but only through a command-line interface. A similar feature for iOS 3.0 with the same name was announced on March 17, 2009. Spotlight was first announced at the June 2004 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, and then released with Mac OS X v10.4 in April, 2005.

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1. • Bring Out
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Anagrams for spotlight »

1. stoplight

How to pronounce spotlight?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spotlight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spotlight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of spotlight in a Sentence

1. Denise Warner:

   Jemma Warner-Gregory just wanted to share Jemma Warner-Gregory girls ’ night with the world and spotlight LGBT projects, that was Jemma Warner-Gregory goal.

2. Yu Bin:

   My guess is that Anna Kireeva is apprehensive of China's sensitivities when Anna Kireeva comes to the Opening Ceremony and maybe some part of the Olympics, anna Kireeva wants to give Anna Kireeva enough spotlight in the media, and Anna Kireeva also doesn't want to steal attention from Putin's Xi meeting...( which reinforces the message that) even if sanctions( do) happen, Anna Kireeva is not on Anna Kireeva own, but has a partnership with another global superpower.

3. Francis Mwangi:

   Given the size of Imperial Bank, I don't think it will have a knock-on effect on the entire industry, it raises the question of whether CBK has now become more vigilant and aggressive and whether we will see CBK raise more questions which could lead to more banks being put under the spotlight.

4. Nona Yehia:

   Covid has shined a spotlight on what we knew ten years ago when we were looking at this vertical model: We have a centralized food system and it's kept us from getting fresh, local, good-tasting food, i think Covid-19 has forced people to ask why that is and how they now can get locally-grown food they like in the summertime and get it year-round. It's exactly what Vertical Harvest is about.

5. Trevor Noah:

   You may not feel sorry for Kim Kardashian because she's rich and famous, but what she's going through is terrifying to watch and shines a spotlight on what so many women go through when they choose to leave.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spotlight
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=spotlight
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spotlight
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spotlight