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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Verb
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Atlantic hurricanes are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 that categorizes them by their capacity to cause damage.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To make these, cut the tubes to the height of your drawer, and line them up inside to create different compartments for pencils, scissors, rubber bands, and other supplies.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Across social media, travelers are sharing stories of being told space has run out, only to board and find empty compartments still available.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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The interior renovation includes converting the office cubicles into approximately 399 apartments and 200 hotel rooms.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The layout separates private areas from the main entertaining spaces, with the primary suite set behind pivoting resin doors and comprising a sitting area, dressing space, and a large bathroom with a soaking tub and walk-in shower.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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And Rachel Weisz is very professorial in all those gently eccentric power separates.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The state has a target of 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by that year — enough to power about 25 million homes — and nearly all of it would come from five lease areas in federal waters near Humboldt and Morro bays.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Packing cubes are a total game-changer that make your bag feel twice as big on the inside.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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The moment the plane hit microgravity, the team fired a continuous laser at the cubes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Pigeonholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeonholes. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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