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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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The Panthers junior, who was third at 144 last year, is the bracket’s top seed.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And, as its name implies, The Taco Stop still whips up a range of tacos – earning the crown in The Coloradoan’s taco bracket competition in 2024.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The Panthers junior, who was third at 144 last year, is the bracket’s top seed.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
The bombastic opening and closing credit sequences seem designed to bracket a movie whose outsized ride is wilder than this stubbornly modest enterprise ever manages.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
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Other organs are not scored in the same way, but donor age is often used as a proxy for quality, and data shows there is little difference in the age of organs allocated normally compared with those that are not.—
Brian M. Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Our bird’s eye view reveals that nearly 80% of the 27% gender pay gap observed over a decade or more is driven by women’s tendency to move into lower paying jobs and to work fewer hours compared with men.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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May as well add the Bears and Bulls under the improbable categories.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here, a deeper look at the recent evolution of the hydration category and where it’s headed.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Owens advocates for a cultural shift that values rest as essential for achieving and sustaining excellence, countering the pervasive narrative that equates busyness with success.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2025
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Card values and collector popularity don’t necessarily equate with the best players in the leagues this season; players who didn’t participate in this past weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities in San Francisco are on this list.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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A lot of us remember the heyday and watching them and everyone likes a redemption story of some kind.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nearby, reams of pink fabric, the exact kind used for the artwork, pools in a section on the floor.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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