Try using set_post_thumbnail()
.
Assuming you already know how to determine the $post
(ID or object) for which to set the featured image, and the $thumbnail_id
(ID) of the image that you want to set as the featured image:
set_post_thumbnail( $post, $thumbnail_id );
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