Meaning & use

featured

adjective·Everyday

Given special prominence or attention, especially as the main item in a publication, event, or display.

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The featured artist's paintings hung in the gallery's front window all month.

This week's featured recipe uses only five ingredients and takes twenty minutes to make.

A note on using this word

Featured is the past participle of the verb 'feature' used as an adjective; it always implies deliberate selection for special attention.

Words with a similar meaning

highlightedshowcasedspotlighted

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To include or present something as a special or prominent part of a show, event, or publication.

The concert will feature three local bands before the headline act performs.

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