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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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
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In each of these age brackets, that represents a double-digit difference from the president's 57% disapproval rating among all voters aged 18 and up, according to the poll results.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Because the real story isn’t just about income brackets and inflation adjustments.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Typically, joint filers pay less income tax due to wider tax brackets, which means couples can earn more before reaching the next tier.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The other eight playoff divisions will continue to have 32-team, single-elimination brackets.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
The Michigan team also had competing papers in the 2024 and 2025 STAT Madness brackets, Chen said.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
However, with credits, deductions, different tax brackets and a host of other things, determining what your taxable income actually is can be tricky.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
And before all of that happened, the Huskies kept fighting, chipping into the lead, and not giving up against a team that many had as the National Champions in their NCAA Tournament brackets.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
Many Americans lack a clear understanding of how taxes work, with one 2024 survey from the Tax Foundation finding that more than half of taxpayers lacked basic tax literacy, including how tax brackets function.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In each of these age brackets, that represents a double-digit difference from the president's 57% disapproval rating among all voters aged 18 and up, according to the poll results.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Because the real story isn’t just about income brackets and inflation adjustments.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Typically, joint filers pay less income tax due to wider tax brackets, which means couples can earn more before reaching the next tier.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The other eight playoff divisions will continue to have 32-team, single-elimination brackets.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
The Michigan team also had competing papers in the 2024 and 2025 STAT Madness brackets, Chen said.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
However, with credits, deductions, different tax brackets and a host of other things, determining what your taxable income actually is can be tricky.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
And before all of that happened, the Huskies kept fighting, chipping into the lead, and not giving up against a team that many had as the National Champions in their NCAA Tournament brackets.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The $300,000 to $400,000 range, which brackets the metro’s median price, tends to be moderately competitive.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets
Noun
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While all three attacks are being treated as separate incidents, counterterror police are conducting the investigations due to the nature of the attacks, their locations and the types of buildings involved, the Met said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Imam was different from the scrappy Steubenville types with whom Barnes had spent his twenties.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Smart compares its scope to WannaCry, the high-profile global ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in 2017.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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For example, a type of design known as a cohort study — which tracks vaccinated and unvaccinated people over time, then compares the rates of illness — is far costlier and typically requires a larger sample size and longer follow-up period.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Certain categories, like social hangouts or free-form drawing, are excluded by default for younger users.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Variety has learned exclusively that Jason Bateman, who plays local weatherman Clark Forrest, and Linda Cardellini, who plays Floyd’s dry-witted wife Carol, will be submitted in the supporting actor (limited) and supporting actress (limited) categories, respectively, for Emmy consideration.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sara Aparacio, a resident cleaning expert at Homeaglow, equates scrubbing an appliance with an abrasive sponge to rubbing it with very fine sandpaper.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Wright equates climate-change activists to alarmists and has likened efforts by Democrats to combat global warming to Soviet-style communism.—
Anca Gurzu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The most advanced computer chips, the kinds only in AI data centers now, will eventually make their way to Deere machines.—
Tyler Jett,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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There are different kinds, but the most common are acoustic leak detection devices, and a leak detection system monitors water flow through a pipeline.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This unit links the guidance computer to the missile’s control surfaces, enabling precise maneuvering in flight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The strait, 20 miles wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Brackets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackets. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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