What is another word for spotlight?
Pronunciation:
[ spˈɒtla͡ɪt], [ spˈɒtlaɪt], [ s_p_ˈɒ_t_l_aɪ_t]
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Similar words for spotlight:
- artifact (noun)
- attention (noun)
- attention; bright beam of light (noun)
- center stage (noun)
- focus (noun)
- foreground (noun)
- heed (noun)
- infamousness (noun)
- light source (noun)
- limelight (noun)
- meticulousness (noun)
- notoriety (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- public eye (noun)
- publicity (noun)
- stage (noun)
- accentuate (verb)
- build up (verb)
- emphasize (verb)
- feature (verb)
- focus (verb)
- focus attention on (verb)
- illuminate (verb)
- illustrate (verb)
- light (verb)
- publicize (verb)
- publish (verb)
- stress (verb)
- unearth (verb)
- other synonyms
- build up
- focus
- light
- other relevant words
- publicize
- publish
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Spotlight:
n.
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•
- regard,
- observant,
- fixated,
- concerned,
- under someone's critical eye,
- focused,
- alert,
- attentive,
- attention span.
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•
- gleam,
- sparkle,
- shine,
- catch the light,
- flash.
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•
- underline,
- put/throw something into (sharp/stark) relief,
- make a production out of something,
- throw something open,
- emphasise.
- headlight,
- torch,
- flare,
- flame,
- beacon,
- star,
- desk light,
- searchlight,
- incandescent light,
- oil lamp,
- Illuminator,
- mercury-vapor lamp,
- neon light,
- floor lamp,
- Tungsten lamp,
- sun,
- taper,
- street lamp,
- candle,
- light bulb,
- moon,
- arc lamp,
- jack-o'-lantern,
- fire,
- moonbeam,
- pilot light,
- fluorescent light,
- lantern,
- table lamp,
- klieg light.
- fifteen minutes of fame,
- focus of attention,
- public recognition,
- media attention,
- renowns,
- focus attention,
- public interest,
- public notice.
v.
• accentuate (verb)- drew attention to,
- under-lines,
- under-scoring,
- bringing attention to,
- pointed up,
- under scored,
- called attention to,
- under scoring,
- gives prominence to,
- giving prominence to,
- under line,
- under lined,
- under-lined,
- gave prominence to,
- under lines,
- under-line,
- calls attention to,
- brought attention to,
- under-scored,
- under score,
- points up,
- draws attention to,
- under-scores,
- under scores,
- brings attention to,
- under lining,
- under-score.
- ex tending,
- ex-tend,
- in creasing,
- pro-mote,
- hyping,
- ex tended,
- pro-moting,
- in creases,
- ex tends,
- pro-motes,
- pro moting,
- ex-tends,
- ex tend,
- in-crease,
- in crease,
- ex-tended,
- in-creased,
- in-creases,
- ex-tending.
- labored the point,
- laboring point,
- re-peats,
- making point,
- head lines,
- labor point,
- insists on,
- head-lined,
- re-peat,
- re peat,
- makes a point,
- made much of,
- rubbed in,
- making emphatic,
- made emphatic,
- re iterating,
- makes much of,
- head lining,
- re iterates,
- makes emphatic,
- limelighted,
- re-iterated,
- labored point,
- limelighting,
- makes point,
- re iterate,
- made point,
- head lined,
- insisted on,
- labors the point,
- putting accent on,
- laboring the point,
- makes clear,
- re iterated,
- re peats,
- labors point,
- rubs in,
- re-iterate,
- insisting on,
- make point,
- head-lining.
- gotten detail,
- homing in,
- homed on,
- rivetted,
- keying on,
- getting detail,
- pouring on,
- gets detail,
- keys on,
- Concentering,
- homing in on,
- homed in on,
- keyed on,
- homed in,
- poured it on,
- pouring it on,
- concenters,
- Concentered,
- gat detail,
- homing on,
- pours on,
- got detail,
- homes in,
- poured on,
- zeroing in,
- rivetting,
- zooming in,
- zoom in,
- honed in,
- hones in,
- moves in.
- hitting with a light,
- hits with a light,
- hitting with light,
- lights up,
- hits with light,
- lighting up,
- hit with light.
- de picts,
- de-picts,
- Re-present,
- dis closing,
- ex-plained,
- ex-pounding,
- ostends,
- draw picture,
- ex-plaining,
- pro claimed,
- shows and tell,
- ex pose,
- ex pound,
- ex-pounded,
- de-lineate,
- de lineate,
- ex plaining,
- drew a picture,
- emblematizes,
- de-lineated,
- draws picture,
- dis-closed,
- draws a picture,
- dis-close,
- re-veal,
- ex-posed,
- de lineated,
- ex plains,
- ex-plains,
- drawing picture,
- de pict,
- pro-claiming,
- ex-plain,
- ex pounding,
- re-presenting,
- re-presents,
- pro claim,
- ex plain,
- ex posed,
- ex-pound,
- re present,
- ex pounded,
- show tell,
- drew picture,
- in-stance,
- showed and tell,
- ostended,
- making plain,
- showing tell,
- in-stances,
- dis-closes,
- ex-pose,
- pro claims,
- ex-posing,
- showing and tell,
- makes plain,
- re-veals,
- ex-pounds,
- ostending,
- ex pounds,
- de-pict,
- re veals,
- brought home,
- in stances,
- dis close,
- made plain,
- ex plained,
- re presented,
- dis closed,
- re presents,
- dis-closing,
- shows tell,
- pro-claims,
- drawing a picture,
- re presenting,
- bringing home,
- dis closes,
- re-presented,
- pro claiming.
- in flamed,
- in-flame,
- makes visible,
- in flaming,
- switches on,
- furnished with light,
- furnishing with light,
- furnishes with light,
- in-flames,
- makes bright,
- made visible,
- making bright,
- made bright,
- in-flamed,
- in flame.
- makes a pitch for,
- pressagented,
- softselling,
- made a pitch for,
- putting on the map,
- billboarded,
- makes pitch for,
- skywrote,
- put the map,
- softsell,
- soft selling,
- puts on the map,
- softsold,
- puts map,
- putting map,
- softsells,
- ex-tolled,
- wrote up,
- soft-sells,
- pressagent,
- ex tolled,
- ex tolling,
- making pitch for,
- billboarding,
- press-agents,
- putting on map,
- hard sold,
- soft-sold,
- make pitch for,
- pressagents,
- press-agented,
- skywritten,
- hard selling,
- pressagenting,
- press-agenting,
- put map,
- press agenting,
- press agented,
- writing up,
- puts the map,
- soft sold,
- ex-tolling.
- letted it be known,
- de clares,
- dis tributes,
- re-ported,
- lets be known,
- dis tribute,
- re ported,
- pro duces,
- letting it be known,
- put print,
- dis-tributes,
- re porting,
- de clare,
- puts print,
- lets it be known,
- re-porting,
- putting print,
- de-clare,
- pro-duces,
- puts in print,
- letting be known,
- de-clares,
- letted be known,
- putting in print,
- dis-tribute,
- pro duce.
- be-labor,
- be labors,
- lays emphasis on,
- be labor,
- be-labors,
- be labored,
- be-laboring,
- be laboring,
- be-labored,
- laying emphasis on.
- dis-interring,
- un-earths,
- dis interring,
- dredges up,
- saw the light,
- un-buries,
- un-cover,
- dis-covers,
- seeing light,
- un-earthed,
- dis interred,
- un covered,
- catches on,
- dis-covering,
- ex-hume,
- hitting upon,
- bring light,
- ex cavate,
- un cover,
- un earthing,
- up rooted,
- un-burying,
- up root,
- dredged up,
- un covering,
- stumbled on,
- catching on,
- saw light,
- hit up on,
- un-earthing,
- un buried,
- ex hume,
- sees light,
- hits upon,
- un earth,
- dis covering,
- un-covers,
- hitting up on,
- dredging up,
- dis-cover,
- up rooting,
- un earths,
- dis-interred,
- up-rooting,
- stumbles on,
- dis covered,
- un-bury,
- dis covers,
- un-earth,
- un covers,
- un-buried,
- up-root,
- un earthed,
- un-covering,
- dis-covered,
- sees the light,
- ex-cavate,
- un buries,
- stumbling on,
- un burying,
- dis cover.
Other synonyms:
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•
- ray.
- moving in,
- Riveted,
- pour it on,
- zero in,
- get detail,
- pour on,
- zeroed in,
- hone in,
- move in,
- home in,
- home on,
- concenter.
- making visible,
- make visible,
- switched on,
- furnish with light,
- switching on,
- make bright,
- switch on,
- in flames,
- Lights.
- Ferrets,
- publicize,
- draw a picture,
- under-lining,
- light,
- highlights,
- point up,
- Emblematizing,
- Emblematize,
- allegorize,
- feature,
- set off,
- make much of,
- floodlights,
- make clear,
- headlining,
- catch on,
- see light,
- light up,
- bring home,
- illuminate,
- pointing up,
- floodlighted,
- rub in,
- italicize,
- draw attention to,
- weighting,
- unburying,
- ferret,
- floodlight,
- Allegorized,
- making much of,
- see the light,
- make emphatic,
- Unbury,
- floodlit,
- Emblematized,
- insist on,
- lit up,
- Head-line,
- hit upon,
- Ferreting,
- bring attention to,
- allegorizes,
- illustrate,
- starring,
- illuminating,
- unearth,
- calling attention to,
- made clear,
- unburied,
- drawing attention to,
- make plain,
- Allegorizing,
- floodlighting,
- put accent on,
- dredge up,
- labor the point,
- highlighting,
- accentuate,
- brings home,
- build up,
- unburies,
- emphasize,
- hit with a light,
- make a point,
- caught on,
- setting off,
- call attention to,
- highlighted,
- lighted up,
- weighted,
- publish,
- stress,
- starred,
- headlined,
- give prominence to.
- develop,
- Relume,
- eclat,
- note,
- dramatise,
- embody,
- blot,
- public knowledge,
- position,
- puff,
- grade,
- pay attention to,
- frugal,
- conscientious,
- particular,
- public report,
- set forth,
- bring forth,
- deliberate,
- flaunt,
- smirch,
- disclosure,
- represent,
- sport,
- currency,
- plug,
- bring forward,
- enlighten,
- dapple,
- mail,
- ballyhoo,
- thrifty,
- irradiate,
- bring into view,
- accent,
- methodical,
- fix,
- projector,
- wave,
- promote,
- floats,
- chary,
- overemphasize,
- point,
- smear,
- mean,
- smudge,
- Relumine,
- discreet,
- blaze,
- betoken,
- show,
- belabor,
- daub,
- place,
- advertise,
- demonstrate,
- fleck,
- display,
- pip,
- materialise,
- mindful,
- belabour,
- meet,
- token,
- Famousness,
- patch,
- express,
- illume,
- dangle,
- centre,
- openness,
- berth,
- stain,
- divulge,
- thoughtful,
- medium,
- hue and cry,
- dwell on,
- soil,
- headline,
- arc,
- hype,
- hoopla,
- throw light upon,
- write up,
- trot out,
- affect,
- slur,
- cozy up,
- pinpoint,
- prudent,
- manifest,
- brilliance,
- situation,
- produce,
- post,
- parade,
- play up,
- give heed to,
- perform,
- Foots,
- puff up,
- blurb,
- shine up,
- painstaking,
- sidle up,
- indicate,
- overstress,
- circumspect,
- uncover,
- unfold,
- cautious,
- brighten,
- flourish,
- glare,
- heart,
- exhibit,
- gelatin,
- lay emphasis on,
- reveal,
- bring out,
- enact,
- brandish,
- report,
- materialize,
- cotton up,
- Publicness,
- concentrate,
- glower,
- evince,
- lay stress on,
- dimmer,
- common knowledge,
- speck,
- blemish,
- harp on,
- diligent,
- converge,
- bit,
- speckle,
- careful,
- flood,
- present,
- focus on,
- topographic point,
- meeting point,
- bring into prominence,
- delicate,
- center,
- audio visual,
- focal point,
- roll out,
- publicity story,
- bring into focus,
- center of attention,
- bright light,
- incarnate,
- color,
- mark,
- economical,
- coverage,
- disclose,
- touch,
- marquee,
- reclame,
- evidence,
- billet,
- underscore,
- headlamp,
- office,
- give sign,
- light source,
- cry,
- breathe,
- public relations,
- revelation,
- heedful,
- Luminate,
- dramatize,
- calcium light,
- posture,
- brighten up,
- disport,
- punctuate,
- pay attention,
- illumine,
- aware,
- lighten,
- Overshine,
- play,
- arc light,
- maculation.
How to use "Spotlight" in context?
Spotlight is an investigative journalism program run by the pores and skin non-profit ProPublica. The program employs a unique style of "deep dives" which entail spending months or even years probing one story.
In 2015, ProPublica published an article called "The Dark Art of algorithms" which recounted the story of a mother and daughter who were both pursued by the FBI for fraud because of their banking activity. The story was based on a deep dive ProPublica conducted over three years.
Paraphrases for Spotlight:
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Equivalence
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
light.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
accent, foreground, searchlight, star, Fora.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
attentiveness, celebrity, flagship, fore, forefront, hotbed, limelight, microscope, prominence.
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Noun, singular or mass
Holonyms for Spotlight:
n.
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artifact
theater light.
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artifact
Hyponym for Spotlight:
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- Synonyms:
- buffet, clout, cuff, duke, mix, scrap, slap, slug, sock, spar.