featured

verb

Definition of featurednext
past tense of feature
1
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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2
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 Anne Hathaway’s latest Instagram post featured more than just an exciting announcement. — Taylor Jean Stephan, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026 The song also featured heavily in the series’ promotional materials. — Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 His trial began June 8 and has featured lengthy testimony from investigators, experts and witnesses from surrounding areas. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 Pick a drink from a cocktail menu based on favorites served here in the 1930s, when the space was known as The Merry-Go-Round Bar and featured a working indoor carousel that rotated once an hour. — Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 2 July 2026 Produced by Jake Resnicow, the nearly 12-hour celebration featured top DJs and RuPaul's Drag Race stars across multiple stages, attracting a global audience. — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 For example, in March, Apple quietly removed a memory-heavy configuration of the M3 Ultra Mac (which featured 512GB of memory) from its store. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for featured
  1. highlighted
  2. saw
  3. emphasized
  4. imagined
  5. stressed
  6. pictured
  7. envisioned
  8. dreamed
Verb
  • Early in the first quarter, Stirtz highlighted his off-ball repertoire and spatial awareness in drifting to the left wing for an open 3-pointer — his first of two makes Saturday.
    — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
  • In another recent study on the impact of AI on jobs, the California AI-unemployment tracker examined the state across industries, education levels and region and highlighted some worrying trends.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of highlighted
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
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Since Craig Breslow took over as chief baseball officer the club has instead emphasized college pitchers, particularly big-bodied flamethrowers out of the SEC.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
  • And, following his death, Anixter’s family also emphasized just how deeply baseball shaped his life.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of emphasized
Verb
  • The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The men who signed that document could not have imagined artificial intelligence, quantum computing or cyberspace.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • Platner stressed that his decision was not an admission of guilt.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • While the stocks outlined in Tuesday's note were broadly European firms, the authors stressed that the HALO trade was an international trend.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of stressed
Verb
  • The geese are a spiritual symbol of Wild Orchard–part of the reason they are pictured in its logo.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The retired baseball player was pictured in an intense liplock with a fellow guest at the summer’s hottest event (beside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s mega wedding) — billionaire Michael Rubin’s annual White Party on July 1 in the Hamptons.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of pictured
Verb
  • The 2026 Esports World Cup marks the first time that the event has been hosted outside of Saudi Arabia, but Riaydh is still very much envisioned as the home of the event and the Esports Foundation that puts it on each year.
    — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ptolemy, who had served under Alexander the Great, envisioned a library that would safeguard the sum total of humanity’s knowledge.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Wimbledon has been a tournament that Djokovic has dreamt of his whole life.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
  • In Harmony Roundtree, a new generation gets the experience Jackson dreamed of—ghost sightings and all.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of dreamed

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