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
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The bill is so significant because winning $1 million pushes a contestant into the top federal income tax bracket, which carries a marginal rate of 37% for single filers earning more than $640,601.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Eden Laase, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to keep voting in our daily Survivor winners bracket!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The current bracket, unsurprisingly, is heavy on SEC teams with 12 in the field and eight among the top 16.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The bill is so significant because winning $1 million pushes a contestant into the top federal income tax bracket, which carries a marginal rate of 37% for single filers earning more than $640,601.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
Before Selection Sunday arrives, download your printable bracket here.
—Eden Laase, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to keep voting in our daily Survivor winners bracket!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracket
Verb
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While also ignoring that the left also compared Mitt Romney, a very moderate Republican figure, to Hitler.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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But the financial might of the Premier League club compared with that of virtually every other club in the competition said otherwise.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Now Kalshi has launched a new category that will let users bet on phenomena like the prices of individual artworks at auction as well as total sales values at particular art auctions.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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No, Hantavirus Is Not COVID-26 Speaking of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of social media posts have been trying to somehow equate hantaviruses to COVID-19.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy equated Brown’s role this season to a fork in the road, though not in a do-this-or-things-won’t-go-well way.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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For this reason, try to put your hummingbird food far from other bird feeders and, if possible, position several hummingbird feeders across your yard so aggressive hummingbirds can keep a safe space from their own kind.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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And by the way, all companies are creating value of some kind.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Bracket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracket. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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