pigeon-holed
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His reputation as a right fielder — which admittedly isn’t Betts’ favorite position, but the one where he’s flourished as a six-time Gold Glover — kept him pigeon-holed to that spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
He’s well aware he has the frame of a slot receiver but refuses to be pigeon-holed.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Four in 10 said they had been pigeon-holed into a genre "which is not true to me", A similar number reported pressure to change their name or their appearance to meet record label's expectations.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2021
Spence’s fight are not pigeon-holed into one particular area.
From Fox News ● Dec. 4, 2020
The women went home feeling that the fight was won but the last week of the session the resolution was taken off the calendar, referred back to the committees and pigeon-holed.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper
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