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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Following the release of his Stick Season album, which would hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and see its title track hit No. 9 on the Hot 100, Kahan found himself firmly in the spotlight, receiving widespread acclaim and even a Grammy nomination for best new artist.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Cue an exchange for the ages between the men whose abiding friendship largely was kindled by their own personal experiences with ALS and their ongoing passion to eradicate the sinister disease that was further in the spotlight Monday on the occasion of Lou Gehrig Day.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Canela, who her owner describes as a 'blackhole of love' always prepared to suck in affection, appeared to adore her special moment in the spotlight.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 June 2025
This isn’t the first time city aldermen have been in the spotlight for dodgy happenings.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Cue an exchange for the ages between the men whose abiding friendship largely was kindled by their own personal experiences with ALS and their ongoing passion to eradicate the sinister disease that was further in the spotlight Monday on the occasion of Lou Gehrig Day.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Canela, who her owner describes as a 'blackhole of love' always prepared to suck in affection, appeared to adore her special moment in the spotlight.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 June 2025
This isn’t the first time city aldermen have been in the spotlight for dodgy happenings.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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