spotlight

Nouns

(n) a focus of public attention
- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
limelight, public eye, glare,
(n) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer spot,

Verbs

(v) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
foreground, highlight, play up,
(v) illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

Synonyms

limelight public eye glare foreground highlight play up spot

Antonyms

background play down downplay

Words of close approximity