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stereotype

Definition for stereotype

noun as in idea held as standard, example

verb as in categorize as being example, standard

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She added that she wants to "show people I'm not aggressive. I was stereotyped during my career."

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But some conceits stampede through profoundly repugnant swamplands, sinking into straight-up stereotyping in the process.

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Am I rule breaking by having been one of the few women in finance and pushing through all the stereotypes?

His designs promoted a glamorous aesthetic credited with expressing strength and independence for women -- and overturned masculine stereotypes with low necklines and sequins for men.

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And he would have been deprived of a martyrdom that resonated between the coasts and still does, confirming Middle America’s worst stereotype of Washington and its dishonest media elite.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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