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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Yang was first hired at SNL as a writer in season 44 in 2018 before joining the cast as a featured player the following season.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The high fee reportedly was contingent on Messi being a featured player, which helped sell out the 48,000-seat venue.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
That commercial was set to music from Coca-Cola's original 1955 commercial, and featured trucks and people with a slightly uncanny feel.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Damon Wayans was a longtime standup comic and had been a featured player on Saturday Night Live when In Living Color launched.
—Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The high fee reportedly was contingent on Messi being a featured player, which helped sell out the 48,000-seat venue.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
That commercial was set to music from Coca-Cola's original 1955 commercial, and featured trucks and people with a slightly uncanny feel.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Damon Wayans was a longtime standup comic and had been a featured player on Saturday Night Live when In Living Color launched.
—Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Featured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/featured. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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