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limelight
noun
(lime-light)
a focus of public attention
Synonyms:
glare
, public eye,
spotlight
,
Examples:
He enjoyed being in the limelight.
limelight
noun
(lime-light)
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:
calcium light,
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spotlight
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public eye
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calcium light
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fame
,
forefront
,
fore
,
superstar
,
stage
,
celebrity
,
star
,
focus
,
profile
,
arena
,
light
,
honour
,
honor
,
foreground
,
scene
,
loneliness
,
ownership
,
heading
,
headlamp
,
obscurity
,
stardom
,
notoriety
,
prominence
,
glory
,
publicity
,
shine
,
showbiz
,
glamor
,
klieg light
,
glitz
,
upstage
,
offstage
,
theater light
,
fray
,
attention
,
acclaim
,
adulation
,
plaudits
,
flak
,
headlines
,
laurels
,
glare
,
flack
,
accolades
,
shadows
,
scot free
,
persona
,
mainstream
,
mantle
,
spoils
,
renown
,
kudos
,
hurly burly
,
thunder
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dais
,
hoopla
,
backseat
,
ridicule
,
praise
,
scrutiny
,
comfort zone
,
chairmanship
,
showman
,
maelstrom
,
flashbulb
,
cynosure
,
firmament
,
luster
,
darling
,
infamy
,
latecomer
,
brickbats
,
flamboyance
,
dirty linen
,
directorship
,
seclusion
,
typecast
,
ribbing
,
filmdom
,
controversies
,
doghouse
,
opprobrium
,
jetset
,
sulk
,
blub
,
realm
,
hype
,
pillorying
,
breather
,
stratosphere
,
soft soaping
,
glitterati
,
trappings
,
megabucks
,
pantheon
,
recluse
,
slipstream
,
limelight
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