as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
they're in the same income bracket
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as in to compare
to describe as similar
I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
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Recent Examples of bracket
Patti Brennan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After Liberty topped Texas A&M in the second game of its regional-round bracket, the Aggies blew out Marist 17-4 to avoid elimination and set up the rematch with the Flames.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 19 May 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2012
Soaring windows bracketing the bar offer unimpeded views of the nearby Wasatch Mountains and downtown, while cutouts behind the couches allow guests to gaze down on the main lobby below.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Social Security Integration: Provisional income thresholds can create marginal tax rates, including lower brackets.
—Patti Brennan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After Liberty topped Texas A&M in the second game of its regional-round bracket, the Aggies blew out Marist 17-4 to avoid elimination and set up the rematch with the Flames.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
Their presentations bracketed the spectrum of applications for open-sourcing hardware—from building a for-profit business to altruistically trying to help out some fellow human beings in peril.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2012
Soaring windows bracketing the bar offer unimpeded views of the nearby Wasatch Mountains and downtown, while cutouts behind the couches allow guests to gaze down on the main lobby below.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
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Driving impressions The ’26 fairly leaps away from stops compared with its under-power predecessor.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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After all the votes were counted, Poland's electoral commission said Nawrocki had won 50.9 percent of the vote, compared with Trzaskowski's 49.1 percent.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
Noun
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New applications in these categories are included in the suspension.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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These categories receive backing from Taiwanese streaming platform GagaOoLala, production house Samruddhi Studios and actor Abhay Kulkarni.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Visibility bias The tendency to equate being seen with being productive creates a powerful impression when managers observe employees responding to emails at 11 PM or joining weekend calls.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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If that deadline isn't met, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will be tasked with developing new regulations that equate U.S. drug prices with lower costs paid in other countries.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The front office and coaching staff can probably pencil Bobby McMann into a third-line left wing position and Scott Laughton into a fourth-line role of some kind.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The agreement was reached after Trump slapped sky-high tariffs on imports from China into the U.S., and China retaliated in kind.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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