Meaning & use
featured
Given special prominence or attention, especially as the main item in a publication, event, or display.
See it in a sentence
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
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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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