pigeonholes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pigeonhole
as in categorizes
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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noun

plural of pigeonhole
as in cubbyholes

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  1. categorizes
  2. compartments
  3. classifies
  4. cubicles
  5. relegates
  6. bays
  7. separates
  8. cubes
Verb
  • Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Definition of categorizes
Noun
  • Four separate compartments—including brush holders—keep products safely stowed, and the zipper closure prevents makeup from getting tossed around during transport.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • The tray, which is offered in several colors, is made with food-grade plastic and features eight separate compartments that are removable and can be easily rearranged.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
Definition of compartments
Verb
  • If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Advocates seek to change how the public understands embryos and, ultimately, how the law classifies them.
    — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of classifies
Noun
  • United’s newest business-class cubicles add oversized 27-inch entertainment screens, caviar service, luxury skincare products and multi-course dining on long-haul international services.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • United’s newest business-class cubicles add oversized 27-inch entertainment screens, caviar service, luxury skincare products and multi-course dining on long-haul international services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of cubicles
Verb
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of relegates
Noun
  • The Hotel Due Mari, a 17th-century aristocratic villa formerly owned by the marquesses of Bolasco, sits between Sestri’s two bays.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Flexible payload options Instead of dedicating Thunder to a single role, Anduril built the aircraft around interchangeable payload bays.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of bays
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  • That choice, made consistently over time, is what separates organizations that talk about their values from organizations that actually live them.
    — Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The utility separates projects in the pipeline into different categories depending on how far along the interconnection application is.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of separates
Noun
  • In the fall, the flashy Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences, designed like a stack of nine askew cubes, will soar past to its final height of 1,049 feet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The first version stumbled spectacularly—employees persuaded it to stock novelty tungsten cubes and sell them at a loss—but later iterations became considerably more competent.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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