typecast
verb
type·cast
ˈtīp-ˌkast 
typecast; typecasting
1
: to cast (an actor) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer
2
: to cast (an actor) repeatedly in the same type of role
Examples of typecast in a Sentence
Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.
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With all that range, Goldwyn is unbothered by the notion that his career has been influenced by any sort of typecasting.
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
But the chief human resources officer at $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career sloths some typecast them to be.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Storage baskets can get typecast as laundry hampers, but their usage is much more utilitarian.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2025
Sigourney Weaver may have built her career as Alien’s Ripley, one of the great heroines of American blockbusters, but the three-time Oscar nominee has spent decades avoiding any semblance of typecasting.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
But the chief human resources officer at $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career sloths some typecast them to be.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Storage baskets can get typecast as laundry hampers, but their usage is much more utilitarian.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2025
Sigourney Weaver may have built her career as Alien’s Ripley, one of the great heroines of American blockbusters, but the three-time Oscar nominee has spent decades avoiding any semblance of typecasting.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Typecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typecast. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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