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limelight Definition

lime·light (-līt′)

noun

  1. a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime, formerly used in theaters to throw an intense beam of light upon a particular part of the stage, a certain actor, etc.
  2. the part of a stage where a limelight or spotlight is cast
  3. a prominent or conspicuous position before the public

limelight Synonyms

limelight

n.

limelight Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • shun: There are lots of reasons why rich people choose to shun the limelight.
  • hog: He put Richard, his backward brother, in the shade and hogged the limelight for the rest of his life.
  • steal: The lovely Elisha Cuthbert more than steals the limelight anyway.
  • grab: Now, a very exciting opportunity might be coming your way - a real chance to grab the limelight!
  • share: For once, however, he will have to share the limelight.
  • avoid: How did Sir Tim Berners-Lee create the world wide web and how has he avoided the public limelight?

Preposition: as

member: Crowther came to the limelight as a member of the Niger Expedition, and the publication of his very impressive journal.

Adjective modifier

  • political: Yet, in spite of these innovative developments, social care has remained anonymous and out of the political limelight.
  • national: And his successor, President George Bush, also wants to keep the dead out of the national limelight.
  • public: There are very few in the public limelight willing to contradict the implausible notion of a house price plateau.
  • international: It brought Rupert Murdoch's television new networks into international limelight.
  • watersports: The ultimate sport for thrill seekers, this elemental sport has stolen the watersports limelight.
  • literary: T he once unsung hero of the celebrity autobiography - the ghostwriter - has tentatively begun to claim his place in the literary limelight.

Modifies a noun

  • script: Limelight Scripts are happy to look at all unsolicited submissions.
  • becquerel: Who followed them not appear translated seems to have the limelight becquerel.
  • today: Can those in the limelight today just be themselves, or do they have to live up to the public's expectations?

Preposition: in

year: Rome's cultural life has stepped out of the shadows and into the limelight in recent years.

Preposition: for

year: It is clear that such a massive and active movement kept the issue of women's suffrage in the limelight for many years.

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