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verb

Definition of featurenext
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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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2
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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feature

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noun

ˈfē-chər How to pronounce feature (audio)
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
Verb
Alhambra brings those healing qualities and fresh fragrance into the Cube Spa, which features a seawater pool, two saunas, an ice alcove, and multiple treatment rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 November’s concert slate features Mexican acts Jorge Medina of La Arrolladora Banda El Limon, Pedro Fernandez, El Tri and Los Tucanes de Tijuana. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
The debut feature centers on Pilati, head of a kinnar, or third-gender, community in a village hemmed in by elephant forest, who takes over the hunt for a missing girl when police won’t help. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Her intensely blue eyes are showcased at the pull-focus feature of her face. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feature
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feature
  1. highlight
  2. imagine
  3. characteristic
  4. emphasize
  5. see
  6. attribute
  7. stress
  8. envision
Verb
  • Despite his history with Holmes, Carreyrou said the film ultimately helped highlight some of Holmes’ contradictions.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While other members of the Biden administration have defended Becerra’s performance, his time at the helm highlighted an issue that even allies concede has bedeviled Becerra in the past, his tendency to sometimes recede into the background.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of highlight
Verb
  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For one thing, imagine an election campaign fought on populist policies such as raising welfare grants and public sector hiring sprees.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagine
Noun
  • If researchers can reliably take advantage of these characteristics, biological computing could one day be the prime choice in applications where systems need to adapt to unfamiliar conditions in a field far from home.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The challenge is to broaden a brand’s appeal without diluting the characteristics that distinguish it from competitors.
    — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of characteristic
Verb
  • Both local governments filed their briefs to the Supreme Court this week, emphasizing their arguments that the bans are lawful because the AR-15 and similar weapons are not ordinary firearms.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Officials emphasized that machines are tested before each election and that in most jurisdictions, there is a postelection audit that consists of a manual hand count of a sample of paper ballots.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of emphasize
Verb
  • The attacks, which saw 1,195 people killed and 251 taken into Gaza as hostages, triggered a major security crisis that led to three years of war on multiple fronts.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The offense had a healthy-enough balance with the run game (more on that in a bit) to involve multiple pass-catchers, and the trio of leading receivers saw the immediate benefits.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of see
Noun
  • The Rams displayed all those attributes Sunday in a 35-21 victory over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • According to the settlement website, eligible class members include anyone who received an inaccurate credit score or credit attribute because of an error in Equifax's Online Modeling System (OMS) that occurred between March 17 and April 8, 2022.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of attribute
Verb
  • And even for those who are just ordinarily stressed, being around horses can be calming and restorative — part of a somatic healing approach, which focuses on how the body holds on to emotions.
    — Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And not to stress anybody out further, but high cortisol suppresses your immune system and increases inflammation, both of which lead to things like quicker aging and poor long-term health outcomes.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stress
Verb
  • Initially, Fedorets envisions cubesat tech demo missions, which would pave the way for mid-sized missions that could collect samples.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But his exemplary work both in the pass and run game Sunday made the notion of a future with Willis easier to envision.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of envision

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