featured

Definition of featurednext
past tense of feature

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of featured Greg Cunningham, a former Albuquerque police officer, appeared in an ad produced with the National Republican Congressional Committee that featured Raymond De La Cruz. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 Edgar-Jones’s blouse featured gold buttons running down the front placket, creating a tailored effect that even evoked the type of white shifts men wore during England’s Regency era. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Both of these regions featured different chromatin — a mixture of DNA, RNA, and proteins that packages long DNA molecules — setting them on independent developmental paths. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 The Bills have become more of a media darling since the team drafted quarterback Josh Allen in 2018, as they were featured last year on HBO’s Hard Knocks and have seen Hollywood looking to the current players’ stories for future projects. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 And on the same day, the Security Council held a special meeting about AI that featured the industry’s leaders calling for help in managing the technology. — Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 That season featured a new starting quarterback and the league’s youngest team, with few expectations to go far. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 And because of that, they weren’t featured within the main story as strongly as all the other cast. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 As a Texas senator, Cruz is one of the few 2028 hopefuls, besides Vance, who’s being featured at the convention. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for featured
Verb
  • The Knights responded with their own impressive drive, highlighted by a 26-yard run by Watson that set up a 30-yard touchdown pass from Jenkins to receiver Waden Charles.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Demon Deacons went 64 yards on six plays, highlighted by a 49-yard completion from Lopez to Jack Foley down the right sideline.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At the Miami-Dade Democratic Party’s Blue Gala featuring statewide candidates on the November ballot, speakers addressed the shifting dynamics and emphasized that Democrats can solve the state’s most pressing issues.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That expansion has emphasized a longstanding divide over how the state should spend education dollars.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Does the homepage describe the product customers can buy today rather than the company the founders imagined 18 months ago?
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The reality was more satisfying as the reunion mini-set went on beyond the song or two that fans imagined.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These advertisements stressed the importance of allowing Jews to immigrate to Palestine, a small country where there was hostility to such immigration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Spain highlighted incentives, investment, talent and infrastructure, while Greece stressed using international productions to build local capacity and training.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Although the pair walked the red carpet individually, they were pictured holding hands and posing in a sweet embrace inside the event.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes, what — or, in this case, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is.
    — Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As for the cabin configuration, it’s been re-envisioned to showcase Bentley’s stylistic progression.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The original Hyperloop concept envisioned passenger or cargo pods moving at extremely high speeds through low-pressure tubes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Featured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featured. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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