PIGEONHOLES Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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

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The minimalist metal legs keep it airy and light on its feet, while three balanced compartments with adjustable shelves provide plenty of real estate for books, video game setups, or rows and rows of dishware.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Why the Refrigerator Door Is Tricky Unlike the shelves inside your refrigerator, which remain relatively insulated when the door is opened, door compartments are exposed to temperature fluctuations throughout the day.

— Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

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These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Everyone was out in the aisles and jumping into other people’s cubicles.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
United’s newest business-class cubicles add oversized 27-inch entertainment screens, caviar service, luxury skincare products and multi-course dining on long-haul international services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of cubicles

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The site now features dedicated processing bays and automated digital X-ray inspection equipment that reduce inspection time and improve manufacturing throughput.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
On their soft opening night, Willey thought the kids had more fun at the bays playing games than the adults did.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of bays

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That choice, made consistently over time, is what separates organizations that talk about their values from organizations that actually live them.

— Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The utility separates projects in the pipeline into different categories depending on how far along the interconnection application is.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of separates

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In the fall, the flashy Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences, designed like a stack of nine askew cubes, will soar past to its final height of 1,049 feet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The first version stumbled spectacularly—employees persuaded it to stock novelty tungsten cubes and sell them at a loss—but later iterations became considerably more competent.

— Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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