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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

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Faison: For a long time it was very difficult as an actor to do anything else other than comedy, because you could get typecast.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Dead tired, I imagined, of the arguments, of the disapproval, and of being typecast.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

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

Yet his gift for comedy means he can't help wisecracking in these meetings, and I suspect it further typecasts him as the much-loved Jack Donaghy character from 30 Rock.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013

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

For decades, he tried to wriggle out of that typecasting to play kooks and himbos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

That kind of typecasting never appealed to Hill.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

But it was different in the 1970s and '80s, when it was tough to get beyond the typecasting.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023




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