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
Charlie Davies,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In addition, the IRS typically considers the debt forgiven by your creditors as taxable income, which could impact your refund or tax bracket.
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Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
26 June 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
Bench weapons for the bracket Perhaps the biggest surprise has been Sebastian Berhalter.
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Charlie Davies,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In addition, the IRS typically considers the debt forgiven by your creditors as taxable income, which could impact your refund or tax bracket.
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Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
26 June 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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The exemptions typically apply to vulnerable populations like people who live in communal environments, healthcare workers and other categories, the staffer said.
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Prime Day brings an overwhelming amount of discounts across popular product categories.
Verb
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Transits tripled to 93 last weekend compared with the prior comparable period, according to ship-tracking data provider MarineTraffic, but remain far below pre-war levels when more than 100 ships transited the strait each day.
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Addressing viewers resistant to change, Ouweleen compared the show’s evolution to that of a favorite band.
Noun
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Peter Gendelman, a Caesarea region expert from the IAA, said the discovery was the first of its kind in roughly three decades.
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Lands’ statement gives no indication of how NPS 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 30 Jun. 2026.
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