as in to categorize
disapproving
to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category
She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed.
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Recent Examples of pigeonhole
Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Women, on the other hand, especially those in the limelight, are frequently pigeonholed into being the face of the brand or the marketing tool.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Both Los Angeles and Mexico City have dining ecosystems too vast to pigeonhole; flashy glamour will always be part of them.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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Verb
Gaga refused to be pigeonholed as an artist, or objectified as a woman in pop.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Women, on the other hand, especially those in the limelight, are frequently pigeonholed into being the face of the brand or the marketing tool.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
Much like Chambers is indelibly linked to funk and fusion, White tends to be pigeonhole as a fusion patriarch.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Both Los Angeles and Mexico City have dining ecosystems too vast to pigeonhole; flashy glamour will always be part of them.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeonhole
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Horror movie anthologies are hard to categorize, because each short has its own distinct tone and vibe.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, he was fired as head coach for reasons other than on-field performance, and therefore, categorize him as an understandable outlier.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Isle of Gelato: A cubbyhole of a place on Pedlar Street sells artisanal ice creams, including vegan recipes, that have amassed quite a following.Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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Once removed from their cubbyhole, the bits can be inserted in one of two hexagonal driver holes.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 July 2024
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The Trust is classified as a 'grantor trust' for United States federal income tax purposes, meaning the Trust itself is not subject to federal income tax.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Due to this, certain states can be classified as battleground states or swing states, meaning that they can be won by either presidential candidate.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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The tension begins with a seemingly innocuous scene of Hal walking through a warren of cubicles at the CIA headquarters, on his way for an official U.S. government call to explain the VP’s role in the bombing.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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The film, directed by Mike Judge, was set in a fictional software company called Initech; many scenes played out under fluorescent lights in a featureless warren of cubicles.Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps nothing better illustrated the Bruins’ offseason makeover than the mainstay from a year ago being relegated to a bit player as part of this new ensemble cast.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rounding out the Top 5 was Bob’s Burgers, relegating Bluey to sixth place.Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Then came the law against having open containers of alcohol in the passenger compartment.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Watertight compartments made the ship extremely hard to sink; and Gibbs obsessively removed the flammable wood that ordinarily would have formed much of the ship's interior decor.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Start small by creating a blog on your website, writing guest posts for niche publications or sharing actionable tips on social media.Vamsi Krishna Dhakshinadhi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finding a niche Niche, a national college and school search platform, recently ranked Notre Dame San Jose as the best Catholic high school in Santa Clara County and the 30th in the nation.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Pigeonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeonhole. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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