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in the spotlight

in the spotlight prepositional phrase: in the focus of attention, especially from the media.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In the focus of attention, especially from the media.

Synonyms of in the spotlight

Questions about in the spotlight

What does in the spotlight mean?
In the spotlight means in the focus of attention, especially from the media.
What part of speech is in the spotlight?
In the spotlight is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the spotlight in the dictionary

  1. in the short run
  2. in the short term
  3. in the snap of one's fingers
  4. in the soup
  5. in the space of
  6. in the spotlight
  7. in the stars
  8. in the stead of
  9. in the stratosphere
  10. in the straw
  11. in the streets

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