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n. A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.

n. A lamp that produces such a light.

n. Public notoriety or prominence: She was in the spotlight after she won the marathon.

n. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.

v. To illuminate with a spotlight.

v. To focus attention on.

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

n. the circle of light shed by a spotlight

n. the center of attention; the highlight or most important part

v. To illuminate with a spotlight.

v. To draw attention to.

n. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated.

n. hence, conspicuous public notice.

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

v. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

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

v. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

n. a focus of public attention

"But Barbara literally rules The Aztecs; the only early story I can think of off-hand which puts a companion closer to the spotlight is also by John Lucarotti, The Massacre."

spotlighted    spotlighting    spotlights    spotlit   

set-off    bring out    lamp    illuminate    illumine    illume    light up    light    prominence   

spotlit   

searchlight    streetlight    headlight    flashlight    lamplight    limelight    floodlight    bulb    candlelight