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typecast

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










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Gray left acting not long after his run on “Shazam!” after feeling typecast in the roles that were offered to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Well, perhaps Federico Dimarco can be typecast as a full-back, or more likely a wing-back, but in Inter boss Cristian Chivu's 3-5-2 this season the Italian has the output of a winger or forward.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

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

Moving through discussions of Malcolm McDowell’s typecasting and group lessons in Irish, led by Cushla, they will go beyond gazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The other three stars of that show fought hard against that trope and typecasting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

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

I haven’t named most of “The Traitors” third-season challengers because there are more than 20 of them, but the game’s psychology relies on typecasting on the part of players and viewers.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025

The typecasting as wallflowers and frumps confused her.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023


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