1
as in to highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine
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2
as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt
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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site
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Recent Examples of feature
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Neither will this year’s Masters feature Joe Riley, an out-of-work former golf journalist with an ancient set of clubs that gives him the ability to hit a golf ball further than anyone ever has, ever.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 7 Apr. 2026
The tassel is also a fun feature that makes the zipper even easier to maneuver.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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Verb
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Neither will this year’s Masters feature Joe Riley, an out-of-work former golf journalist with an ancient set of clubs that gives him the ability to hit a golf ball further than anyone ever has, ever.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
The primary feature of the property is the 8,000-square-foot studio, built by Rauschenberg himself in 1992.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Apr. 2026
The tassel is also a fun feature that makes the zipper even easier to maneuver.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feature
Verb
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Another heart highlighted the lasting impacts from the redlining of Troost Avenue a century ago, which long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The universe is highlighting home chores and other private duties.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Uncompetitive contests that feature anonymous rosters as stars – or even competent role players – are shut down for the season with injuries both real and imagined.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The second narrative, the one that came later—with science fiction reinventing the robot as gleaming, futuristic, aspirational—built a future that, as imagined by European and American science fiction writers, was white.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The interface of the desktop website version includes key mission milestones and characteristics about the moon, including information about landing sites during the Apollo era.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth exhibits those characteristics, and our soldiers finally have someone to follow.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Baugh, too, emphasized the generational divide.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This emphasizes the attackers more.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Horner also talked about being concerned about losing his job, wanting to see his child and worrying about what was going to happen to him, Espinoza said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The people were lodging complaints about the government's intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections, blocked popular messaging apps and cut access to thousands of other websites and digital services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But California’s high prices have remained a grim fact of life, especially for young people struggling to enter the housing market, despite the draw of enjoying the Golden State’s many attributes such as its natural beauty, powerful economic might and culture of innovation.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The process is similar to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, a medical imaging test that measures these same attributes.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Harper also stressed that GPUs are interchangeable.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Kings came into the game stressing a good start, having been outscored 5-1 in the first period of their previous three outings, and instead face planted to spot the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Neither is the location of the new stadium ideal -- or what was first envisioned, 12 years ago, as a waterfront facility nearer the Port of Miami or off Biscayne Bay neighboring the Heat arena.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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As his profile rose after 2021’s The Man From Waco, which too was initially envisioned as a concept record, Crockett found his crowds especially engaged with his onstage banter.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feature. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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