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as in highlighted
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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as in saw
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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Recent Examples of featured
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
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Ellie Davis, Vogue, 11 June 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
In the 1990s, the soft drink company ran a promotion and a Super Bowl commercial that featured the Harrier as a prize for accumulating 7 million points by drinking Pepsi products.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Also featured are Rhianna Basore, second from left, as Emily Dickinson; Todd Blakesley, second from right, as Walt Whitman; and Steve Smith, right, as Henry David Thoreau.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Ellie Davis, Vogue, 11 June 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
In the 1990s, the soft drink company ran a promotion and a Super Bowl commercial that featured the Harrier as a prize for accumulating 7 million points by drinking Pepsi products.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Also featured are Rhianna Basore, second from left, as Emily Dickinson; Todd Blakesley, second from right, as Walt Whitman; and Steve Smith, right, as Henry David Thoreau.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featured
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Jones portrayed Jackson as a newcomer attempting to buy the governor’s office and highlighted his past donations to Trump critics.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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But the tests also highlighted the technology’s limitations.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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And horribly, Mackenzie's killer had attempted to saw off her arm.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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Four candidates drawing attention are Harold Cogdell, Carrie Cook, Mike Evans and Robert Harrington, who emphasized affordability, infrastructure and restoring civility to council meetings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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At his Senate confirmation hearing in April, Warsh emphasized the threat posed by elevated inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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And this year, no one had a greater impact than the individuals who imagined, designed, and built AI.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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If the teams win, a whole new business of NASCAR will need to be imagined and implemented, and the governing body will need to pay hefty sums in damages, too.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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Two characters who were stressed about keeping a secret had vocal inflections that could only be described as banal.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Lund said this came from Skarsgård being so heavily involved and stressed it is driven by his passion and devotion to the character and iconic source material.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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There are two dogs, for example, in Bartholomeus van Bassen’s painting of an imagined church interior with the tomb of William the Silent (pictured above, 1620).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Among those evacuated were Stephen and Katie, during which the deputy chief of staff was pictured gripping his wife — who was eight months pregnant at the time — in front of him.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Karros has found his swing and is evolving into the hitter Colorado envisioned during spring training.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 June 2026
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This is what the founding fathers envisioned all those years ago.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The work, which moved more people than Harbour ever dreamed of reaching, came with a gradual loss of his personhood.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Castle said her daughter dreamed of eventually cooking for presidents and other world leaders.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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“Featured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featured. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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