spotlight

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English

Etymology

From spot +‎ light.

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Noun

spotlight (plural spotlights)

  1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
  2. (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
  3. (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
    Some people enjoy the spotlight.

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spotlight (third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
    We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
    • 1984 April 14, Michael Bronski, “Sophistication and Verve”, in Gay Community News, page 18:
      The first act of Me & Julie presents Mr. Short in a black tie at his piano, beneath a golden arched proscenium, spotlighted on an otherwise dark stage.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.
    The news series served to spotlight corruption.
  3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)

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