as in types
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 compares
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 brackets
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
That can include changes to tax provisions — more than 60 updates were announced last year — and, potentially most significant to you, the tax brackets.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
The cables run through pulleys on small metal brackets that slide into rails on the machine’s frame and mat.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Regardless, the study has real-world implications across income brackets.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
That said, if the long-term goal is to allow their beneficiaries to inherit tax free, the short-term pain of the higher IRMAA brackets may be worth it.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loneliness has been a national concern for years, extending across age brackets – even prompting the government to appoint a Minister of Loneliness and Isolation in 2021.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Elastic cables replace the spongy bone layer, and carbon fiber plates connected with plastic brackets act as the skull.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
That can include changes to tax provisions — more than 60 updates were announced last year — and, potentially most significant to you, the tax brackets.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
The cables run through pulleys on small metal brackets that slide into rails on the machine’s frame and mat.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Regardless, the study has real-world implications across income brackets.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
That said, if the long-term goal is to allow their beneficiaries to inherit tax free, the short-term pain of the higher IRMAA brackets may be worth it.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loneliness has been a national concern for years, extending across age brackets – even prompting the government to appoint a Minister of Loneliness and Isolation in 2021.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets
Noun
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Roundabouts help eliminate the types of crashes more likely to cause serious injuries or death.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nonprofits that lose their status would face severe fallout, losing tax breaks on donations and gifts, and becoming ineligible for many types of fundraising and grants.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These charts show how employment over time compares among early career, developing, and senior workers (all occupations).—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
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This line chart compares kindergarten vaccination exemption rates for Mohave County, Arizona and Washington County, Utah, from 2014 to 2024.—
Mustafa Fattah,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Customized Cash Rewards card offers more flexibility with its choice categories and a higher annual cap for its bonus categories.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Those spaces offer more personalized service and pampering than passengers would find in other cabin categories.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The result is a myth that equates freedom with consumption, while obscuring the vast social, ecological, and economic costs imposed on everyone else.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dunne captures all of that in the title track, a bouncy, bittersweet singalong that equates success with a baked seafood dish.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are a lot of different kinds, and each cook a little differently.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Right now, the same risk factors are at play for AI addiction as with problematic digital media use of all kinds, according to Poncin.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following Kirk’s death, some speculated that his killer Tyler Robinson may have been exposed to these subcultures, but no credible evidence links him to the Groypers.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yet enduring change requires a long-term, cross-sector approach that links investment to accountability and measurable equality goals.—
Danette Leighton,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Brackets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackets. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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