Limelight and Scene

Limelight

Limelight noun - The center of public attention.

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Scene and limelight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Limelight".

Scene noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

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Limelight and scene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limelight" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

extra limelight

extra scene

Since hair metal was the dominant genre of metal music within the mainstream rock scene, metal as a whole faded from the limelight for much of The '90s as a result.

Source: Genre-Killer
The audition episode The Substitutes doubles as A Day in the Limelight episode, and got foreshadowed by a comic relief scene in an earlier episode tormenting Lightning Lad.

Source: Hopeless Auditionees
A Day in the Limelight: Q actually gets to be a supporting character in this one, rather than his usual one scene appearance to give Bond his gadgets.

Source: Film / Licence to Kill

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