double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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Oscar double feature: 10 classic movies to pair with 2025's Best Picture nominees Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper has perhaps the most varied career (and Oscar stat sheet) of anyone on this list, as his 12 nominations are divided across so many different categories. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 The pair weren’t meant to be an intentional double feature — Challengers was originally slated for a 2023 release until the strike pushed it back — but the two end up functioning as a survey of Guadagnino’s inexhaustible interest in the topic of desire. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 Rhodes writes that while the double feature was popular, not everyone was an eager adopter. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025 In November, Zendaya hosted a Dune/Challengers double feature in Los Angeles. Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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