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as in to highlight
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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as in to imagine
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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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site
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Recent Examples of feature
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The Walmart set features an exaggerated half-zip collar and streamlined wide-leg pants that ring a familiar bell in our loungewear-loving heads — and it’s marked down to just $30 today.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
On the right team, that could be a feature, not a bug.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The season featured Sherée Whitfield, Marlo Hampton, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora, and Sanya Richards-Ross as the core cast.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The Walmart set features an exaggerated half-zip collar and streamlined wide-leg pants that ring a familiar bell in our loungewear-loving heads — and it’s marked down to just $30 today.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
Starring Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie and Mark Ruffalo, the $118M blockbuster is Bong’s first feature since helming his history-making title, Parasite.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
On the right team, that could be a feature, not a bug.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feature
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What to Know Speaking on Tuesday's episode of Cafe Insider, Bharara highlighted that Merchan's decision to schedule the January 10 sentencing followed Trump's own request to delay proceedings until after November's election.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The findings highlight the urgent need to address threats to prevent further species declines and losses and could help to inform future efforts to reduce the loss of freshwater biodiversity, the researchers said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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When Mikala Beaver’s now husband, who is transgender, first proposed last year, the couple imagined a huge wedding with family, friends and all the bells and whistles.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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The spectacle here is one based on literalism: nothing need be imagined ever again.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rums made from sugar cane juice are also more expressive of terroir and vintage characteristics.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The characteristics of the outer settlement have significance for understanding what kinds of sites these mega-fortresses were, according to the researcher.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Despite the reduction in scope, Fraga acknowledged that the development would still increase traffic on the already congested Northwest 87th Avenue, but emphasized that the revised plan was the best possible outcome, reducing the number of units by more than 1,000 from the original proposal.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Other JPs echoed those concerns, emphasizing the potential for job losses and the need for a more equitable budget.Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The group was seen filling buckets of water from Libonati's pool and passing it among themselves to douse the smoking spots around the house.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Not seeing the skull in the barrel is such a rookie move.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Stewart's ability to hit for power could be an attractive attribute for a team that hit 160 home runs in 2024 — 25th in Major League Baseball.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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There were clear attributes to like and clear room for growth there all along.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Observers have largely brushed aside the idea that the U.S. could realistically acquire Greenland; Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed that Greenland is not for sale as the acquisition conversation continued to flow from the president-elect.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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According to The Los Angeles Times, officials stressed that there is no immediate danger to the Westwood campus but urged students to remain vigilant.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Connor Brown — 82 This is the player Ken Holland envisioned when signing Brown to that big, bonus-laden deal in 2023.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Whether designing new products or envisioning bold strategies, human creativity remains essential for transformative innovation.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feature. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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