Definition of bracketnext

bracket

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verb

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
Noun
Before a ball was even kicked at this tournament, many people predicted this semifinal matchup when filling in their bracket. Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Voting in the third round of our Best Chicken Tenders in Memphis bracket wrapped up July 9. Brian Strickland, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 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. 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). James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bracket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Noun
  • For competition favorites, Nike and Adidas, return on investment will be scrutinized in micro-detail, guiding their approaches to future marketing in both sportswear and broader lifestyle categories.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • The tens of billions that easily plow into Anthropic and OpenAI, Ryan said, are their own category of investing.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Authorities can reconstruct routes, identify anomalous behavior, and compare activities against permit conditions long after the event itself has occurred.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • Becerra, a longtime Democratic officeholder, received support from 61% of likely voters, compared with 36% for Hilton, a populist conservative who once advised a British prime minister.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • California responded in kind, with passage of Proposition 50, a measure that shelved the work of a nonpartisan redistricting commission in favor of a map aimed at handing Democrats five additional seats.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • People also like listening to podcasts for free, and Peters also answered a question about whether Netflix would consider adding FAST channels or a free tier of some kind to better reach those people.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • There is a tendency among active investors to equate activity with edge.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Susan Boyer, 72, from Southern California equates supporting Israel with supporting the right of the Jewish people to have a homeland in the Middle East.
    Giovanna Dell’Orto, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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