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typecast

[tahyp-kast, -kahst] / ˈtaɪpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /










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If it sued them, it might be typecast as an American agriculture giant stomping on Chinese farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

As the series grew in popularity, Apted started receiving push-back from some of the participants, who felt they had been typecast based on their backgrounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The accolade led to her being typecast and overlooked for a lot of roles, including in theatre, she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Wary of being typecast, they have established themselves as versatile stage actors, making their Broadway debuts in “Sweeney Todd” and “Romeo + Juliet,” respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Volpe does not like to typecast his actors, though in high school it is sometimes unavoidable.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The Duchess of Sussex will speak with historians and experts to "uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives."

From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022

Our mythic democracy typecasts the Adamses as misfits, as poor representatives of a transformative idea that, even now, some lovers of country think of as divinely inspired.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2019

Along with pay issues, many filmmakers are looking for stories that move beyond female typecasts.

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2018

“The question is whether Jack Dorsey on the product side is willing to break some typecasts at the company and come in with a fresh perspective.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2015

He neither patronizes his Italian civilians, typecasts his G.I.s nor falsifies his combat scenes, which prove as taut as any fiction footage yet shot about World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite this typecasting, she would later go on to make her mark, first in theatre and then in various TV shows and films by the 1990s.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

This hero's death slices Pascal’s protective father typecasting by half.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025

There’s stretches where he stayed so hectic that I wonder if he was still insecure about his longevity, his typecasting, his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

From some of his early TV work — including the “Land of Gorch” sketches on “Saturday Night Live “— he attempted to shake the typecasting.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

The typecasting as wallflowers and frumps confused her.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023




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