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limelight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glare, public eye, spotlight |
| Type of | prominence |
he enjoyed being in the limelight.
limelight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calcium light |
| Type of | lamp |
Examples of limelight
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She chose to be her own person, to live privately, to stay out of the limelight.
From the dailyherald.com
Perhaps now the RIAA will lay low for a bit while it ducks out of the limelight.
From the techcrunch.com
In the limelight is Julian Assange, WikiLeaks'silver-haired, reedy-voiced chief.
From the time.com
The group worked out of the political limelight, miles away from Jefferson City.
From the stltoday.com
Still, it was accessories, the giant label's cash-cow, that stole the limelight.
From the omaha.com
They don't seek the limelight, and they don't seek the high-profile social life.
From the newsobserver.com
The 24-year-old was propelled into the limelight, and greeted with rave reviews.
From the independent.co.uk
After graduation, she used the political limelight to launch her singing career.
From the edition.cnn.com
If Wozniacki hides from the limelight, Maria Sharapova positively thrives in it.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
- A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
- Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light) is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quicklime (calcium oxide), which can be heated to 4,662u00A0u00B0F (2,572u00A0u00B0C) before melting. The light is produced by a combination of incandescence and candoluminescence...
- Limelight is a 1936 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Arthur Tracy, Jean Winton and Ronald Shiner.
- Limelight is the ninth studio album by Canadian blues/rock musician Colin James released in 2005 (see 2005 in music). The song "Into the Mystic" was penned by Van Morrison.
- The following is a list of episodes for the television show Criminal Minds.
- Limelight is a 1952 comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with an appearance by Buster Keaton. In dance scenes, Bloom is doubled by Melissa Hayden. The film score is composed by Chaplin and arranged by Ray Rasch.
- Kepi and Kat is a DJ/producer and singer/songwriter duo based in San Francisco, California, and primarily active in the West Coast dance club and outdoor-festival scene.
- Limelight is an Australian monthly arts and music magazine.
