Issue and Spotlight

Issue

Issue verb - To produce and release for distribution in printed form.

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Spotlight and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spotlight" instead a verb "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Spotlight verb - Illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater.

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Issue and spotlight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a verb "Spotlight".

Nearby Words: spotlit, spotlighted, spotlighting

special	special issue	special spotlight
similar	similar issue	similar spotlight
single	single issue	single spotlight
actual	actual issue	actual spotlight
Other adjectives: real, little, main, personal, political, larger, primary, controversial, comic, recent, bigger, biggest.

Spotlight-Stealing Squad: The fifth issue is supposed to give the spotlight to Kumonga but instead it is on Godzilla and an old adventurer with Kumonga just giving a fight.

Source: Comic Book / Godzilla Legends
Lampshade Hanging: Silver Surfer's ability to hear sounds in space gets the spotlight in the issue 69.

Source: Comicbook / Marvel Comics Presents
Here, while he still doesn't have as big of a role as some of the other members of Batman's Rogues Gallery, he gets to be the spotlight villain of the sixth issue and even gets dialogue.

Source: Comic Book / Dark Victory

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