spotlight

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a focus of public attention
noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

From spot + light.

You're using just a spotlight here, with a Moregan Point-light. — The Ultimate Weapon, John W., Jr. (John Wood) Campbell
Lloyd George is fascinatingly magnetic in and out of the spotlight while Smuts is more coldly logical. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
"When 'The Buccaneer's Bride' was having that two-year run Penrhyn Deems was a good deal in the spotlight. — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford

limelight, glare, public eye

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