the spotlight
noun
: public attention or notice
a baseball star who hates the spotlight
They're always in the spotlight.
School violence is once again under the media spotlight.
The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.
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As measles cases continue to spread in several U.S. states, the spotlight is on prevention of the highly contagious disease.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Either way, your health and day-to-day routines are under the spotlight.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The intentions of 41,000 eligible voters in the world's most sparsely populated territory would not typically garner global headlines but Trump's ambition to take Greenland via economic or military means has thrust it into the spotlight.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
State officials, thrust into the spotlight, have been trying to avoid becoming more of a target, carefully choosing their words and declining interviews with reporters.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Either way, your health and day-to-day routines are under the spotlight.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The intentions of 41,000 eligible voters in the world's most sparsely populated territory would not typically garner global headlines but Trump's ambition to take Greenland via economic or military means has thrust it into the spotlight.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
State officials, thrust into the spotlight, have been trying to avoid becoming more of a target, carefully choosing their words and declining interviews with reporters.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the spotlight
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“The spotlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20spotlight. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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