typecast
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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
Reiner, then 23, was already weary of being typecast as a mop-haired, love-bead-wearing revolutionary, a cliché he’d already played plenty, including in a cameo on “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
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
“I am up against two things now — AI and ageism. Being typecast is an industrywide issue, but I did hope that wouldn’t be the case with audiobook narration since the voice is so flexible.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Volpe does not like to typecast his actors, though in high school it is sometimes unavoidable.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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