as in comparing
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 bracketing
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
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Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
To facilitate such a mix, Alameddine constructs The True True Story of Raja the Gullible like an accordion, bracketing it with two short chapters set in 2023 and using the space between them to take his narrator back and forth in time.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is among the most popular with UP trees bracketing the largest waterfall in the state.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
To facilitate such a mix, Alameddine constructs The True True Story of Raja the Gullible like an accordion, bracketing it with two short chapters set in 2023 and using the space between them to take his narrator back and forth in time.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is among the most popular with UP trees bracketing the largest waterfall in the state.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bracketing
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Holding back tears, Marta called out the uselessness of comparing this season to last year’s championship run.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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That’s based on data compiled by Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which provides driving information to auto insurers, and contextualized by Insurify, which has a website for comparing insurance quotes.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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By equating political opposition with terrorism, the administration is also militarizing America’s domestic landscape.—
Jason M. Blazakis,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Bracketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bracketing. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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