Meaning & use
limelit
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Illuminated by limelight, or more broadly, placed prominently in public attention.
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The limelit stage drew every eye in the theater toward the soloist.
She spent a limelit decade as the country's most photographed actress.
A note on using this word
The word derives from limelight, a bright stage lighting once produced by heating a block of lime, which gave rise to the phrase in the limelight.
Words with a similar meaning
spotlightedilluminated
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Words with an opposite meaning
unnoticedoverlooked
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