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Giving out light
afire
albedo
aura
backlit
beam
beamy
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glimmer
glitter
glow
luminescent
luminously
noctilucent
non-glare
non-luminous
out-glitter
reflected ray
shine
wink

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Stressing & emphasizing

spotlight | American Dictionary

spotlight
noun[ C ]
us/ˈspɑtˌlɑɪt/
a circle of strong light that comes from a lamp whose beam can be directed:
Spotlights followed the two dancers around the stage.
fig. The incident brought toxic waste into the national spotlight (= directed attention to it).
spotlight
verb[ T ]
us/ˈspɑt·lɑɪt/
to light someone or something with a spotlight:
fig. Special-interest groups are effective at spotlighting neglected issues (= directing attention to them).

Examples of spotlight

spotlight
We spotlighted international actors dedicated to transnational infrastructures - international organisations and visionary individuals - as key witnesses to this issue and a promising research site.
When the clutch engaged, the electric timer, one direct floodlight, and two indirect spotlights were turned on automatically.
Such a broad profile of two adjacent spotlights of attention would create substantial overlap, resulting in an attentional modulation in the intermediate regions.
Second it gives rise to procedures and competencies to interpret developments spotlighted by the information-collection exercise.
Commercial and political spotlights are shining brightly on xenotransplantation, at least temporarily relegating safer policy options to the shadows.
A new book spotlighting the works of a major but sparsely represented playwright is to be celebrated.
With a further increase of width, overlapping spotlights of attention might result in a peak activity in intermediate regions.
The only lighting present was two spotlights and a candle.
Emphasis on representation also spotlights the insufficiency of our reading practices to date.
Also, she could not see the audience because of the spotlights on her.
However, it is the second and more fundamental issue that will be spotlighted here.
The results show that dividing attention leads to multiple spotlights of attention for central as well as more peripheral locations of the visual field.
Late at night, police helicopters buzzed through the darkness, their spotlights fingering the ground and tracking individuals on streets and rooftops.
European region, thus spotlighting its potential for boundary definition.
In our experiments, the foveal activation would therefore strongly depend on the size of the two spotlights.
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