limelight
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Britannica Dictionary definition of LIMELIGHT
the limelight
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public attention or notice thought of as a bright light that shines on someone
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She is a very private woman who never sought the limelight. [=who has never sought to be famous]
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She has shunned the limelight.
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When his new book caused an unexpected controversy, he was thrust into the limelight once again. [=he was given a lot of unwanted public attention]
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an actor who is used to being in the limelight
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He doesn't like having to share the limelight with other actors.
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He's always trying to grab/steal the limelight from other actors.
