featured

adjective

fea·​tured ˈfē-chərd How to pronounce featured (audio)
1
: having facial features of a particular kind
used in combination
a heavy-featured lout
2
: displayed, advertised, or presented as a special attraction

Examples of featured in a Sentence

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Lamar had lost both song and record of the year three times at previous Grammy ceremonies, in addition to four losses for album of the year (plus two more as a featured artist on albums by others). Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025 One of her most recent was as a featured artist on River: The Joni Letters, which won Album of the Year in 2008. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025 That development is a featured component of the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station and the Underline park. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025 Her firm designs homes in Dallas as well as across the United States, and also participated as a featured designer in the 2021 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for featured 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of featured was in the 15th century

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“Featured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/featured. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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