1
as in highlighting
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 imagining
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 featuring
Those who find themselves head over heels for the heel component of the Nova-Shaft would be wise to invest in the Nova sans Shaft — called the Nova Dress Sandal, to be exact, and featuring a unique padded detail at the back.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
It will be held primarily at the historic San Siro Stadium in Milan, featuring performances by icons like Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, as well as traditional elements like the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Made from luxurious mulberry silk and featuring a soft satin finish, the pants are comfy without being hot when worn for bed, per fans.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The company announced the annual occasion following a similar giveaway last year, which coincided with a promotional campaign featuring country artist Lainey Wilson and drew unusually large crowds at breakfast hours.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
The Seahawks are back, playing in Super Bowl 60 and featuring a young team with a wall-to-wall championship window.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Welcome to The Fast Break, a biweekly Star-Telegram series featuring the top Fort Worth-area high school basketball news, performances and results.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Both brought home Grammys, while featuring Rosanne Cash and John Hiatt, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Tom Petty, Randy Scruggs, John Prine, Bruce Hornsby, Dwight Yoakam and Hanna’s son Jaime.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
It will be held primarily at the historic San Siro Stadium in Milan, featuring performances by icons like Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, as well as traditional elements like the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Made from luxurious mulberry silk and featuring a soft satin finish, the pants are comfy without being hot when worn for bed, per fans.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The company announced the annual occasion following a similar giveaway last year, which coincided with a promotional campaign featuring country artist Lainey Wilson and drew unusually large crowds at breakfast hours.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
The Seahawks are back, playing in Super Bowl 60 and featuring a young team with a wall-to-wall championship window.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Welcome to The Fast Break, a biweekly Star-Telegram series featuring the top Fort Worth-area high school basketball news, performances and results.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Both brought home Grammys, while featuring Rosanne Cash and John Hiatt, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Tom Petty, Randy Scruggs, John Prine, Bruce Hornsby, Dwight Yoakam and Hanna’s son Jaime.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for featuring
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Investigators also identified at least one suspect who was allegedly communicating with an overseas supplier based in China, highlighting the international reach of modern drug trafficking networks.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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There will be a total of four candles to collect, each highlighting Reese’s Book Club picks.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Too many people are looking for everything in one person and not imagining a world of negotiating different things or learning from a partnership.—
Ian Kerner 18 hr ago,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Lately, he’s been taken with his school’s unit on Greek mythology, imagining his own father as mighty Poseidon taking to the skies with trusty Pegasus.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Photographer Alina Vlady echoes this sentiment, emphasizing that a phone-free ceremony protects the couple’s experience.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump in his remarks boasted of returning religion back to the center of American politics and culture, emphasizing efforts to support prayer in school, policies targeting transgender people and the creation of a White House faith office, among other actions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Peskoe and others are watching court challenges to the DOE emergency orders closely, seeing if courts weigh in on this use of emergency powers to decide what kinds of energy should remain on the grid longer.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead, even with its Gemini app now seeing more than 750 million monthly active users (MAUs), 100 million more than last quarter, and Gemini, the company's large language model, processing over 10 billion tokens per minute, Search usage broke a quarterly record.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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The changes are affecting routes to Israel, parts of the GCC, and Jordan, with airlines stressing that the measures are precautionary and subject to constant operational review.—
Hana Al-Khodairi,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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In both instances, Copenhagen and the Greenlandic government in its capital Nuuk responded by expressing openness to further collaboration, stressing the importance of sovereignty and dispatching a high-level delegation for talks in Washington.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the Republican president’s ambitions have expanded to envisioning the board as a mediator of worldwide conflicts, a not very subtle attempt to eclipse the Security Council, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Atwood is grateful for her certification and is now envisioning brighter and better days.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of picturing that exercise as long and gruesome, try breaking it up.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since the opening, staff have seen cans fly off shelves, faucets left on and guests have taken photos picturing a vague outline of a woman.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Featuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featuring. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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