- past participle of pigeonhole.
- past tense form of pigeonhole.
pigeonholed
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But one gets the sense that Thatcher’s worried about being pigeonholed.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I don’t want to be pigeonholed as the assassin.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
British coach Fran Jones - a namesake of the British number four - found herself "pigeonholed" coaching under-14s without being aware of opportunities that existed beyond that level.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Eva Longoria is unafraid to speak her mind, whether it’s about politics, Latino issues or being pigeonholed as sexy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
Jazz celebrity though he was, Duke Ellington disliked his music being pigeonholed as ‘jazz’; he preferred simply to call it ‘American music’, and he experimented in many forms and genres.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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