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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
  • Additionally, many of these bags have many compartments for high levels of organization for your tech products and school supplies.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple compartments prevent bottles from shifting around in transit, while the hanging design turns even the smallest hotel bathroom into a surprisingly functional vanity.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compartments
Verb
  • Single-Member LLCs When an LLC has one member, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classifies the business as a disregarded entity.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of classifies
Noun
  • There are no aisles of cubicles to maneuver on your bathroom break or colleagues to stand around with at the water cooler.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026
  • Everyone was out in the aisles and jumping into other people’s cubicles.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 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
  • This hamlet is Liguria reduced to its essence, with a coastline flanked by the requisite colored stone fishermen’s houses, and tranquil bays—Prelo, Trelo, and Pomaro--rimmed by sand and pebble beaches.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Completing the estate is an attached three-car garage, with one of the bays equipped with a custom security station.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bays
Verb
  • The Bose Smart Ultra soundbar separates different aspects of sound such as the music, dialogue, and effects into various areas in the room to make your audio sound more immersive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, a state senator, points to his record in Tallahassee as what separates him from the rest of the field.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of separates
Noun
  • Six compression packing cubes for your suitcase are also included.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
  • While traveling with it on long weekend trips, commerce director Madison Flager appreciated the removable VersaPack organizer, shoe bags, and laundry bag, which eliminate the need for extra packing cubes.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cubes
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