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
Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
There was also a sharp drop-off in perfect brackets in the women's tournament Saturday.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The exception to the rule came in the Division 5 boys bracket, where league champion Health Sciences was awarded a home game for a Monday play-in contest against higher-seeded Holtville.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The bracket-clutching fans, too.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
There was also a sharp drop-off in perfect brackets in the women's tournament Saturday.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Longhorns were slotted there to ensure that the bracketing principle of keeping the top four teams in a conference in different regions was protected.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The exception to the rule came in the Division 5 boys bracket, where league champion Health Sciences was awarded a home game for a Monday play-in contest against higher-seeded Holtville.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
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But The Monsters — the IP family that houses Labubu — still contributed a larger share of 38% to the total annual revenue, compared with 23% in 2024.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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More than half of the American labor force worked in agriculture in 1880, compared with 2 percent today.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The best lead in a dramatic movie category has nominations for Grace Glowicki for Honey Bunch, Jasmin Geljo for Cat’s Cry, Noah Parker for Who By Fire and Theresia Kappianaq for Wrong Husband, among others.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cities were graded in 12 categories.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the latter category was presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who, in an act of exaggeration that would be Swiftian if intentional, equated the free speech policies of North Korea with those of, um, CBS.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Although many wine lovers equate cost with quality, Errazuriz is not concerned about the reasonable price.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Christgau may indeed be one of the last of his kind — hopefully this won’t be my last review.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Claimed to be the world’s first of its kind, the trial involved Oceanus12 USV and Teledyne Slocum Glider.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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