The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - spotlight n.

1) arc light, searchlight, US pin spotlight, Colloq US (pin) spot: I couldn't see the audience with the spotlight shining in my eyes. 2) focus (of attention) , limelight, public eye: How does it feel to have been in the spotlight most of your life, Miss Hallward? --v. 3) light (up) , illuminate, focus (light) upon or on, shine or shed or throw or cast light upon or on, emphasize, highlight, draw attention to, feature, give prominence to, stress, accentuate, accent, point up, underscore, underline, point up: The students held a sit-in to spotlight the cuts in their grants.