pigeonhole
noun
one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
was pigeonholing
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past progressiveof pigeonhole.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Labels are the issue, Cory Wade told a rapt audience at Phluid Project that evening, and it was pigeonholing that had made being a contestant on “America’s Next Top Model” so trying for Mx.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2018
It wasn’t that he felt the category was pigeonholing, like some might today, but rather that it should be more exacting.
From Slate ● May 18, 2018
