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spotlit

  • past participle
    of spotlight.
    spotlight
    noun
    a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
  • past tense form
    of spotlight.
    spotlight
    noun
    a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.

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Then Cruise appeared, spotlit atop the stadium’s curved roofline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

Summer, 1954 With her paper-cluttered desk spotlit underneath a pendant lamp, Margaret Mead’s office in the western turret in the American Museum of Natural History resembled a Broadway theater set.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2024

The spine of the play is a spotlit monologue by Janina, who dips in and out of the action as it unfolds around her.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

One species in particular gets spotlit in the new report: beavers.

From The Verge ● Dec. 14, 2021

The jaunty, loose phrasing of the songs allowed space for electrifying dance solos, always in observance of good jazz etiquette, with the ensemble growing quiet while the spotlit artist tore up the floor.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021