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
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
High-income earners make up 20% of his client base, while those in the low-income bracket make up the least at 10%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
With Henry bracketed with an underneath defender and a safety over the top, Maye had to look elsewhere.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Noun
South Dakota and South Carolina both earned a spot in the U.S. bracket quarterfinals.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
High-income earners make up 20% of his client base, while those in the low-income bracket make up the least at 10%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
This dust could collide with any lingering smoke in the South this week, potentially causing unhealthy air quality and a hazy, duller sky during the day, bracketed by colorful sunrises and sunsets.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
With Henry bracketed with an underneath defender and a safety over the top, Maye had to look elsewhere.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Verb
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In particular, female physicians have a 53% higher rate of dying by suicide compared with women in the general population.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Overall, the 100 companies on the list have drawn nearly $3 billion in funding to date, compared with $2 billion raised by last year’s group.—
Forbes Asia Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s action directs federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, to interpret Title IX rules as prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in female sports categories.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Enterprise browsers will serve a critical function to help secure user interfaces, and the category will surely continue to mature with new entrants and consolidation through acquisitions.—
Will Townsend,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even the now-official name of the detention center compromises the dignity of those held there, equating all of them with the ruthless and violent criminals who populated Alcatraz Island Penitentiary from 1934 to 1963.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Too many banks equate modernization with moonshots.—
Paul Davis,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They’re wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks, are flatter and more rectangular in shape, and are about three times the size of the kind traditionally steamed in corn husks (perfect for sharing).—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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All questions of any kind as posed by the user will become tainted, and responses will veer from answers given to other users.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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