Collocations for spotlight - noun

shine on
They shone the spotlight on a woman waving at the back of the audience.

step into
He stepped into the spotlight to the wild applause of the crowd.

be on sb/sth, fall on sb/sth, shine on sb/sth

in/under the ~
It was hot under the spotlights.

national, public | media

come into/under
This issue will come under the spotlight at tomorrow''s meeting.

bring sth into, put, throw, turn
These revelations threw a spotlight on the shakiness of the economy.

share
The captain had to share the spotlight with the new young star.

steal

be on sb/sth, fall on sb/sth, turn on sb/sth

in/under the ~
The quality of food in the shops is back in the spotlight.

out of the ~
The affair is now out of the spotlight.