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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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In recent years, North Korean TV shows have featured men wearing aprons and doing housework - a sign of how much has changed there.

From BBC

The main house featured an elaborate sculpture of a stallion trampling a dragon in the roundabout out front.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a glut of backstory in “Unread,” steeped in the self-help language of authors like Eckhart Tolle and Eric Thomas—indeed, both of those writers are featured here.

From The Wall Street Journal

They featured detailed drawings of various ancient fossils and prehistoric creatures, whose origins were beginning to be studied and understood by scientists at the time.

From BBC

McVay’s shift to an offense that featured expanded use of multiple tight ends also could impact a decision regarding veteran tight end Tyler Higbee, who is a free agent.

From Los Angeles Times