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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The 10-hour show on July 5 was hosted by Jason Momoa, and featured performances from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Jack Black, Steven Tyler and more. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025 Fellow Big Slick host Rob Riggle, who also grew up in Johnson County, was a featured player on the show in the 2004-05 season. Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025 Wakim had logged just one year as a featured player. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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