feathered

Definition of featherednext
past tense of feather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feathered
Verb
  • Brent crude, which at one point neared $120 a barrel, pulled back significantly to around $90.
    Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, insurers, oil companies and cargo firms have pulled back from operating in the area or transiting the critical waterway.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This golden strip of sand, fringed by turquoise waters, is part of the popular Abel Tasman National Park on Tasman Bay (also known as Te Tai-o-Aorere) at the top of the South Island.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • During modern times, the Texas State Historic Site has served as prime picnic grounds that accommodated the Star of the Republic Museum, an ample visitors center, a replica of the Republic of Texas capitol building, and broad meadows fringed with forest where the original townsite stood.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Portman’s outerwear was embroidered with the names of a number of female directors who were not nominated for best director, a reference to the fact that there was an all-male lineup that year.
    Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to displaying its signature tailoring and new iterations of outerwear staples cut from mannish fabrics or hand-embroidered with floral motifs, the brand spotlighted its technical prowess in a series of unfussy dresses targeting women on the move.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Our economies are braided together through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
    Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In one moment, Robbie wore a look that puts a spotlight on an emerging designer, Dilara Findikoglu, who created a dress braided with synthetic hair, for the film’s London premiere.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Residents looked on in awe as atmospheric friction brought on by the blistering speed of re-entry wreathed the capsule's heat shield in glowing plasma.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Our local senior center was painted recently, and the wall adjacent to the walkway is being attacked by the crows.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Build a Compact Potting Bench The potting bench—which McMahon built using affordable cedar lumber and painted to blend in with the fence—helps corral messier potting work to one section of the garden.
    Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Tastemaker Athena Calderone hung a 1930s mirror above the sink in her guest bath, and installed Art Deco sconces by Max Le Verrier in her kitchen.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
    Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Feathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feathered. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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