as in spotlight
the center of public attention
an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded
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Recent Examples of limelight
The reclusive actor, who retreated from Hollywood's limelight in recent years, publicly battled the disease for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
For decades, sales and marketing have hogged the corporate limelight, while customer service got table scraps.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Sanders family is in the football limelight, and for very good reason.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Ghost guns entered the public limelight again after suspect Luigi Mangione allegedly used such a device to shoot and kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
For decades, sales and marketing have hogged the corporate limelight, while customer service got table scraps.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Sanders family is in the football limelight, and for very good reason.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Ghost guns entered the public limelight again after suspect Luigi Mangione allegedly used such a device to shoot and kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limelight
Noun
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Dean was famously private, preferring to stay far out of reach of his wife’s spotlight.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Kamala Harris to criticize Trump in high-profile return to spotlight Former Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech Wednesday at Emerge America's 20th anniversary gala, using the platform to criticize Trump sharply.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Today, consumers are paying close attention to how and where public companies conduct business.—
Vidya Plainfield,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Limelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limelight. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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