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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
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Ugg Classic Micro Boots The Classic Micro Boots feature a low-profile silhouette that plays nicely with pants of any cut or length, delivering all the warmth without the bulk.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
See the full list of feature film DGA nominees below.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The item features two beef patties, three slices of cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions and a new tangy Big Arch sauce on a poppy and sesame seed bun, according to a news release.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Ugg Classic Micro Boots The Classic Micro Boots feature a low-profile silhouette that plays nicely with pants of any cut or length, delivering all the warmth without the bulk.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
For the first award, for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, the nominees are Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Guillermo Del Toro (Frankenstein), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) and Chloé Zhao (Hamnet).
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
See the full list of feature film DGA nominees below.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feature
Verb
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Professor Alan Woodward, a security expert at the University of Surrey, highlighted the technical feasibility of espionage given the physical layout, The Telegraph reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Several top destinations in the Philippines are highlighted in the clip, including Bohol, Boracay, Malcapuya Island in Palawan, Pangasinan and Albay.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of those techniques involves an empty chair placed in front of a client, encouraging them to imagine and speak to someone connected to unresolved emotions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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One way around this is to give the subject something else to imagine—another place, another conversation, a passing feeling—just long enough for the shutter, at one two-hundredth of a second, to catch something real.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But there are other factors that needled their way into the evolutionary development of dormancy characteristics.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s no single definition in our modern times, but experts generally agree on a few characteristics.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Anne Arundel County police said their investigation into the incident is ongoing and emphasized that its officers do not enforce immigration law or conduct ICE operations.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Researchers emphasize that the full scope of the outbreak among elephant seals may be far greater than current numbers suggest.—
Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Carolina Panthers saw their season come to an end in a way that tugged on all sorts of emotions — after a game that was equal parts thrilling and blissful and heartbreaking.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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His car was seen arriving shortly before the time the murders were believed to have been committed and left shortly after, according to court documents.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jake shares some similar attributes with his father.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our research focused on products with clear attributes, such as taste or comfort, and on consumers who already knew their preferences.—
Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rising temperatures increase evaporation, further stressing a watershed already under pressure from growth and development.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Researchers stress this is only an association, and the benefit may reflect overall diet patterns rather than cheese itself.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In late 2020, Farr had a wildly vivid dream envisioning a black car driving through the Colombian mountains, en route to a monastery.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Wuthering Heights was always envisioned as a kind of fantastical fever dream—a contemporary take on a ’50s soundstage melodrama that gleefully mixes historical references with glitzy modernity.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feature. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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