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

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All physical products include a special Jennie Only Audio version of the album, which exclusively features vocals from Jennie and no featured artists. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025 Answering the season 11 finale's big question, the only cast members Michaels brought with him for season 12 were Lovitz, Dunn, Miller, and A. Whitney Brown, who'd joined late in the season as a featured player. Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Hatsune Miku Joins Fortnite Festival Virtual pop star Hatsune Miku is the featured artist of Fortnite Festival season 7. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Kearney, who made history as SNL’s first nonbinary cast member, joined the show as a featured player in 2022. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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