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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The high fee reportedly was contingent on Messi being a featured player, which helped sell out the 48,000-seat venue.
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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
While featured players like Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska show definite promise, and mainstays like Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day continue to hold down the fort, season 51 is still missing that essential animating X-factor.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 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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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
While featured players like Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska show definite promise, and mainstays like Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day continue to hold down the fort, season 51 is still missing that essential animating X-factor.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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