double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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In November, Zendaya hosted a Dune/Challengers double feature in Los Angeles. Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025 His season began with promise with a double feature race victory in Bahrain, showing strong pace and a lot of hunger. Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Yacht Rock and Luther make a compelling double feature. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 Max has a Saturday Night Live alums double feature just waiting to happen this holiday season. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double feature 

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double feature was in 1928

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“Double feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20feature. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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