bracketed

past tense of bracket
as in compared
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 bracketed The house, wood-frame with a low brick façade in front, bracketed the back-yard pool, with upstairs bedrooms at both ends. T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 Throws to Troy Franklin in double coverage — he was bracketed — leading to easy interception. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 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 One post on TikTok discussing being tax-bracketed out of friendships garnered over 50,000 views. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Cangialosi compared his ability to see the whole field with that of former NFL coach John Madden, another broadcaster with a deep fear of flying.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, more women are living longer after menopause, which can increase the likelihood of developing ILC compared with other types of breast cancer.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But another line of thinking argues that correlation should not be equated with causation.
    David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Bracketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracketed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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