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
Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The bracket round continues through Saturday with the semifinals and finals set for Sunday.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Eden Laase, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to keep voting in our daily Survivor winners bracket!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Gavitt here because of the logistics involved — and because nobody wants to see a 91-team bracket.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The bracket round continues through Saturday with the semifinals and finals set for Sunday.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Verb
Before Selection Sunday arrives, download your printable bracket here.
—Eden Laase, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to keep voting in our daily Survivor winners bracket!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
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Over days, referees compared petition signatures against photocopies — generally years-old signatures from when voters first registered.—
Adam Davis,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Galvin’s research will examine how early-career doctors use OpenEvidence and compare its answers to those from several general-purpose chatbots, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini, using the same prompts.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Each category comprises multiple factors that, together, create a detailed picture of what life abroad is really like.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 99th Oscars in the short films categories — best animated short, best documentary short or best live action short.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy equated Brown’s role this season to a fork in the road, though not in a do-this-or-things-won’t-go-well way.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Spending doesn’t equate directly to winning.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Under the terms of the agreement—the first MOU of its kind signed by the two parties—the BGMEA and GIZ will work together to prepare factories to meet emerging European Union market mandates such as supply chain due diligence, traceability, circularity and decarbonization.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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