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
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
More than half of builders (53%) spent over $1,500, and 20% landed between $1,000 and $2,000, a bracket mostly filled by first-time DIY projects.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Richardson does a good job of situating the fledgling Rolling Stone on the cultural landscape of San Francisco that bracketed the Summer of Love (1967, the year the magazine launched).
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James Sullivan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The fund is designed to serve Detroiters with the greatest housing needs — specifically those in the lowest income bracket.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
More than half of builders (53%) spent over $1,500, and 20% landed between $1,000 and $2,000, a bracket mostly filled by first-time DIY projects.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Verb
The Knicks won 108-102 Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden to take a 2-0 series lead on their side of the Eastern Conference semifinals bracket.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Richardson does a good job of situating the fledgling Rolling Stone on the cultural landscape of San Francisco that bracketed the Summer of Love (1967, the year the magazine launched).
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James Sullivan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Noun
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Trump valued more than two dozen assets at over $50 million, which is the highest disclosure category on the form.
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The report also highlighted improvements in clearance rates and an overall decrease in major crime categories, including robberies.
Verb
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Advances in childbirth — including prenatal care, Cesarean sections, blood transfusions, antibiotics and neonatal intensive care — also dramatically improved maternal and infant survival compared with colonial America.
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Engineers could compare different surface coatings and fabrication methods to identify options that produce the least electrical noise, helping improve the performance of future quantum computers and quantum sensing technologies.
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Fans will appreciate the one-of-a-kind decor and furnishings, including original seats from the ballpark, an authentic scoreboard and a coffee table signed by Red Sox players.
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Lands’ statement gave no indication of how park officials concluded the liner was cut using a knife of some kind.
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What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
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But stop equating Israel with true genocidal states like Nazi Germany.
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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