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Synonyms for limelight
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪtlime·light
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Princeton's WordNet
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eyenoun
a focus of public attention
"he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
Synonyms:
glare, spot, calcium light, spotlight, glower, brilliance, public eye, blazelimelight, calcium lightnoun
a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
Synonyms:
spotlight, glare, calcium light, public eye
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How to use limelight in a sentence?
I don't like being in the limelight. It is fearful whenever you do doing something like this.
I ca n’t tell you who the new witnesses are, we’re not giving up their identity, what I can tell you about the new witnesses is, one, they’re not looking for limelight. They’re not looking to have anyone pay them for interviews. In fact, two of them, we actually had to seek out and find. … I can tell you that their account certainly corroborates Dennis Davern.
My heart right now is going to her four children, i always felt we stole the limelight from them.
I think this is a clear signal that they do not want to invest behind the scenes any longer. They want to play a leading role, in the limelight.
It was emotional, i was happy, more than anything, that my kids got to be there and my wife. Its always nice to hear compliments, compliments are nice, let’s face it everyone likes it. I don’t like the limelight. I’m happy it’s over with because I like to fly under the radar.
Translations for limelight
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- svitlo rampyCzech
- Kalklicht, RampenlichtGerman
- δημοσιότηταGreek
- luz serena, luz de candilejas, luz de calcioSpanish
- feux de la rampeFrench
- luci della ribalta, lucci della rabataItalian
- ライムライト, きゃっこう, フットライトJapanese
- rampelys, kalklysNorwegian
- kalklicht, spotlichtDutch
- kalklys, rampelysNorwegian Nynorsk
- ribaltaPortuguese
- свет рампы, центр вниманияRussian
- qendër e vëmendjesAlbanian
- rampljusSwedish
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