as in types
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 compares
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 brackets
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Older age brackets tend to have larger nest eggs, but even workers who are nearing retirement often fall short.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
And before all of that happened, the Huskies kept fighting, chipping into the lead, and not giving up against a team that many had as the National Champions in their NCAA Tournament brackets.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Division 1 again will be an eight-team division using a pool-play format; the other eight divisions will use traditional brackets.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
Next month, college basketball executives will determine whether to expand March Madness to 76 teams next season and how the eight additional teams would be incorporated into the brackets.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Every year, millions of Americans fill out March Madness brackets for the annual men's and women's college basketball tournaments, hoping to fulfill their unrealized dreams of selecting a perfect bracket.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yes, the standard deduction increases for all taxpayers, regardless of tax brackets.
—Kat Tretina, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Out of the roughly 36 million brackets tracked across major online platforms like ESPN, CBS, Yahoo, and others, zero perfect brackets remain.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
However, with credits, deductions, different tax brackets and a host of other things, determining what your taxable income actually is can be tricky.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Older age brackets tend to have larger nest eggs, but even workers who are nearing retirement often fall short.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
And before all of that happened, the Huskies kept fighting, chipping into the lead, and not giving up against a team that many had as the National Champions in their NCAA Tournament brackets.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Division 1 again will be an eight-team division using a pool-play format; the other eight divisions will use traditional brackets.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
Next month, college basketball executives will determine whether to expand March Madness to 76 teams next season and how the eight additional teams would be incorporated into the brackets.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Every year, millions of Americans fill out March Madness brackets for the annual men's and women's college basketball tournaments, hoping to fulfill their unrealized dreams of selecting a perfect bracket.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yes, the standard deduction increases for all taxpayers, regardless of tax brackets.
—Kat Tretina, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Out of the roughly 36 million brackets tracked across major online platforms like ESPN, CBS, Yahoo, and others, zero perfect brackets remain.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The $300,000 to $400,000 range, which brackets the metro’s median price, tends to be moderately competitive.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets
Noun
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There are over 50 types of mosquitoes in Minnesota, but Carlson said scientists can predict the population of cattail mosquitoes more accurately.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Smart compares its scope to WannaCry, the high-profile global ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in 2017.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fifteen minutes later, the board reconvenes and compares conclusions before continuing the discussion.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The categories included multiple race distances, fun runs, road cycling events and sprint triathlons.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Experts say such failures highlight new categories of risk.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In a world that often equates growth with success, his model suggests another path.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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While some might say that was a sign of progress, Roby equates it as to losing a dear friend.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s a strange thing, because success and failure can both be disasters of different kinds.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Shipping volumes in the Red Sea plummeted, with traffic through the Suez Canal, which links it to the Mediterranean Sea down 70% by mid-2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some research also links language study to gains in areas such as problem-solving and memory.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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