featured

adjective fea·tured \ ˈfē-chərd \

Definition of featured

1 :having facial features of a particular kind —used in combination

a heavy-featured lout

2 :displayed, advertised, or presented as a special attraction

Recent Examples of featured from the Web

Tommy Tuberville, former head coach at Auburn University and current ESPN college football analyst, will be the featured speaker.

— mark heim, AL.com, "Jim Harbaugh finally releases Michigan roster, does it via Twitter," 30 Aug. 2017
Featured artists are Reach Recording EDM/Pop artist GAWVI and Nampa’s J-Flight.

— katy moeller, idahostatesman, "Here’s how you can help Houston flood victims," 29 Aug. 2017
Each clip features 360 degree footage (think upside down shots and a continuously rotating vantage point) of its featured wonder woman performing athletic feats specific to her special skills.

— ariana marsh, Teen Vogue, "Misty Copeland's Under Armour Campaign Is Here, and It's POWERFUL," 19 July 2017
Friday Rollin' on the River: Pianist Erik Pelligrino is the featured performer at Naperville Park District's Rollin' on the River concert series at 7 p.m. Friday at the Riverwalk Free Speech Pavilion, located at Jackson Avenue and Webster Street.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "This Week in Naperville," 11 July 2017
There will be a Q&A session immediately after the screening with Burton, King and Michael Goudeau, who is the co-screen writer and a featured cast member.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Red carpet premiere of award-winning 'Billy Topit Master Magician' at Kentucky Center," 5 July 2017
The featured spirits this month are three whiskeys: Booker's bourbon Tommy's batch, a small-batch release; Basil Hayden's rye, a limited release; and Baker's seven-year bourbon, another small-batch release.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Private tastings at Vermuteria 600 play with cocktails," 4 July 2017
But like iPod 1.0, this design set out to accomplish the basics of what a full-featured Internet phone should be.

— andrew cunningham, Ars Technica, "10 years of the iPhone, and 10 years of iPhone reviews," 30 June 2017
However, ASOS is bucking the trend by featuring swimsuit models with stretch marks: And their fans are so here for it: Some of ASOS's featured models also have birth marks and acne scars — because guess what?

— elizabeth narins, Cosmopolitan, "The Internet Is Obsessed With These ASOS Models' Stretch Marks," 29 June 2017

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