featured

adjective

fea·​tured ˈfē-chərd How to pronounce featured (audio)
1
: having facial features of a particular kind
used in combination
a heavy-featured lout
2
: displayed, advertised, or presented as a special attraction

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The 10-hour show on July 5 was hosted by Jason Momoa, and featured performances from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Jack Black, Steven Tyler and more. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Gardner joined as a featured player in 2017 and was promoted to the main cast in 2019. Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025 The actor, who joined in 2022 as a featured player and was promoted last season ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary, has impersonated the likes of Frank Ocean, Michael Strahan, Shannon Sharpe, Draymond Green and Eric Adams throughout his tenure. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for featured

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of featured was in the 15th century

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“Featured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/featured. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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