featured

[fee-cherd]

adjective

1. made a feature or highlight; given prominence.

   a featured article; a featured actor.

2. having features or a certain kind of features (usually used in combination).

   a well-featured face.

3. Obsolete.,  formed; fashioned.

featured

adjective

1. (in combination) having features as specified

   heavy-featured

Other Word Forms

• multifeatured adjective
• nonfeatured adjective
• unfeatured adjective
• well-featured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of featured¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, featured is from the late Middle English word fetured. See feature, -ed ³

Example Sentences

A pizzeria near the airport features a pie named for Joe Biden, though Mr. Biden found the featured jalapeño too spicy when he tried it during a visit in 2023.

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Certain measures included in Labour's plan to "Make Work Pay", issued in the run-up to the general election, have not featured in the Employment Rights Bill.

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This signals that price pressures will likely persist, even if retail prices fell this year as stores featured Thanksgiving deals to draw in consumers.

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The event featured live music, and organizers raffled off 10 turkeys.

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His high-end home boasted every manner of amenity a celebrity of his caliber could wish for, starting with an open floor plan that featured eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.

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