feted
Americanadjective
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celebrated, lauded, or acclaimed.
The album spawned a huge hit single, and has since become one of the most feted albums ever.
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entertained or honored with a fete, or festive celebration.
He could drink hard, but without his friend to lead him home the feted hero would have spent his night on a park bench.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unfeted adjective
Etymology
Origin of feted
First recorded in 1820–30; fete + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; fete + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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It’s a query that McCarthy, who came of age — and amassed megawatt fame — as a 1980s heartthrob in films like “Class” and “Pretty in Pink” before transitioning to feted author, longs to address.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
On Tuesday, he was grinning and gripping in the Oval Office, feted by Donald Trump, along with most of his teammates.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Instead, for his theft, he was feted as a hero in the U.S.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
When Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm opened in 2023, it was feted as a symbol of Britain’s push into a new era of cheap low-emissions energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
The philosophers in the audience were scandalized by this claim; Galileo was naturally thrilled to have been vindicated and feted.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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