Verb (used with object) : to pigeonhole new ideas. ,We must pigeonhole this excellent plan until the time is ripe. ,to pigeonhole an unwanted invitation. ,to pigeonhole papers. ,The desk must be pigeonholed for all my papers.    From Dictionary.com. 

Given that I realize most Americans are not, in fact, libertarians, this sort of rhetorical pigeonholing is a bit unsettling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Defining Libertarianism Down] Reference

I think tagging and pigeonholing is what we do.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Tushnet on Lithwick’s Lament] Reference

Such are the hazards of "pigeonholing" people instead of viewing them as individuals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Cara Barker: 'Breaking Free: The Really Good News That's Not in the News'] Reference

People with disabilities defy political pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Disability studies "mucks up the dichotomy"] Reference

Talk about unnecessary walls and pigeonholing people.    From Wordnik.com.  [What’s up with jewishleaders.com? | Jewschool] Reference

He'd always been a reacher; pigeonholing long-term goals.    From Wordnik.com.  [IOM 123-194 (last entry) -UPDATED with comments] Reference

Good luck pigeonholing Andrew Joseph Stack III, for example.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Disbarment of Fred Phelps] Reference

Yes, but not so much to prevent anyone from pigeonholing them.    From Wordnik.com.  [BSNYC Product Review: King Kog Crass T-Shirt] Reference

Hiromi is a 21st century improviser, and defies easy pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japanese Jazz Prodigy Hiromi: 'Spiral'] Reference

So really, I'm waiting for your astute pigeonholing of my opinions.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Projection Booth] Reference

Heaven forfend we stand in the way of pigeonholing or categorization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pen-Elayne on the Web] Reference

He echoes my concerns about back compatibility, role pigeonholing, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Game Geeks on D&D 4e – Part 1 « Geek Related] Reference

But pigeonholing the Detroit paintings that way doesn't do them justice.    From Wordnik.com.  [When the Motor City Was a Symbol of Strength] Reference

This is a MSM that is more comfortable with pigeonholing voters into boxes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Obama Leads In South Carolina As Racial Polarization Of Race Grows] Reference

I don't like the pigeonholing effect of the optimistic/pessimistic dichotomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [South Africa's Prize Winner] Reference

And kudos to the editors for not pigeonholing the definition of “Fantasy”.    From Wordnik.com.  [PodCastle » PodCastle Miniature 18: Scar Stories] Reference

Time spent pigeonholing folks by racial superiorities and demerits misses the point.    From Wordnik.com.  ["That's what happens when you interrupt the white man!"] Reference

A case of Rovian pigeonholing by Margaret Bassett on Friday, Sep 5, 2008 at 1: 52: 02 PM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why "Liberal Elites" Hate Small Town America] Reference

She has been a total badass her whole life, and pigeonholing her like that is despicable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Caroline Kennedy's Support Collapses] Reference

But is the press pigeonholing these women and egging on the more controversial Mrs. Kerry?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 30, 2004] Reference

If so then I unreservedly apologise and once again pledge not to indulge in such facile pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patio heater owners look away now] Reference

This pigeonholing, typecasting — that's a vicious thing that the society puts on many people, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Man of Many Music Careers] Reference

Well, some of you sincerely DON'T LIKE the categorization and pigeonholing such trend analysis gives you.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference

Throughout his career, BT has created albums that transcend the pigeonholing that befalls most electronica.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

The author of previous works of fiction and nonfiction he has written a death book that resists pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Long Road to the End] Reference

In fact, I think the increased immediacy of information technology works against historical style pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [We should be on by now] Reference

I apologize in advance if I break your pigeonholing machine, but I'm not a regular reader of Michelle Malkin either.    From Wordnik.com.  ["I love movies like that..."] Reference

And so it is in the haranguing of Cage/Herzog that I sense another potential case of undeserved, advance pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Journalism: Pet Peeves of a Film Critic (and Other Cinematic Thoughts)] Reference

As a public service for all who have considered asking that or a similar question, I am going to do some pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004] Reference

It seemed to be a lot of things, but crossed so many genres and boundaries that Danny's Toys defied simple pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strange moments of inspiration] Reference

But I of all people should know that pigeonholing my kids out of being athletic could be damaging to them for several reasons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christine Carter, PhD: How Exercise Can Boost Kids' Brainpower... And Yours, Too] Reference

He stared at me with utter disbelief that pigeonholing all bright children into engineering fields might just be short sighted.    From Wordnik.com.  [The propaganda of Bill Gates] Reference

Union organizers, including one flown in from headquarters, descended on our company, pigeonholing employees on the plant floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unions: We’re Better Off Without Them] Reference

We're going to start off pigeonholing these fairly skeptically, so that as the election gets closer we can see how things firm up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Weigant: Senate Midterm Election Overview] Reference

It's pigeonholing a group of people that, you know, can be any group of people that other people find interesting for some reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2002] Reference

This seems to be the system's method of pigeonholing people and robbing them of any cultural heritage or of any desires to reclaim it.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Aging Radical on Race and Politics] Reference

The types identified here overlap to some extent, and in some cases classifying particular theories may involve excessive pigeonholing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love] Reference

It is also claimed that pigeonholing reduces the quality of life, lowers the expectations, and curbs the accomplishments of its victims.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Merits of Stereotypes] Reference