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featured

American  
[fee-cherd] / ˈfi tʃərd /

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 British  

adjective

  1. (in combination) having features as specified

    heavy-featured

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of featured

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

Example Sentences

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State television publicized some high-profile corruption cases in a four-part documentary series aired this week, which featured confessional interviews with disgraced officials—including a former agriculture minister and a onetime top banker turned regional leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her investigations into benefits theft were featured as a segment on "This American Life."

From The Wall Street Journal

Her Instagram account, which is currently deactivated, featured a strangely homogenous series of headshots, all showing the gauzy, unreal lighting that's characteristic of AI image generators.

From BBC

For three seasons, it featured fashion designers who had to complete assignments and were judged by panelists that included Naomi Campbell and Nicole Richie.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weekday fare featured potatoes, beans, barley and sturdy soups whose main ingredients included lentils and farfel.

From The Wall Street Journal