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

Speculative stocks, including those featured in indexes of the most heavily shorted names in the U.S., came under pressure, as did bitcoin,

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The issue is that their nine victories have featured three wins over teams ranked in the top-10 at the time they played—more than any other team in the country.

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For decades, the silver screen primarily featured women working in offices as secretaries or assistants.

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The celebrations also featured custom-made beer cans printed with the image used to announce their engagement.

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After Harkins Sr. retired, he was featured in a January 2007 Esquire magazine article titled “The State of the American Man.”

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