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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
Under the hood, the A17 Pro processor is wickedly powerful, and a massive terabyte of storage outclasses every phone in this price bracket. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 Grassle beat The Brady Bunch’s Carol Brady in the final round of the Today show’s bracket. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Good morning, The Padres have now bracketed the 14-3 run that briefly got them into first place in the National League West with a pair of four-game losing streaks. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 The two can be fantastic complementary pieces, as opposing defenses would be stretched by bracketing both in coverage. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bracket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
  • Speaking to members of his Socialist Party, Sánchez compared Israel's military campaign in Gaza to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said both countries should be barred from competition.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rare earths are a category of minerals that are critical for a swath of products from cars to semiconductors.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Skin Care Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's very best face creams, cleansers, and serums.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Smaller and simpler is an intriguing management strategy in a world where we’ve been taught to equate success with being bigger and more complex.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Komodo, Indonesia Most travelers equate Komodo in the Indonesian archipelago with its fierce dragons, the world’s largest living lizards.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • New rides like this one can cost $100 million, if not more, to create; incorporate LiDAR laser systems of the kind used on self-driving cars; and rely on robotic figures with thousands of moving parts.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That's consistency — but not the good kind.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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