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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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His 2015 movie "Taxi" featured him acting as a taxi driver and was shot entirely in a car.

From Barron's

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

From MarketWatch

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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