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
Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Section football brackets were released across all classes Thursday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Playoff brackets will be released Saturday morning.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
New federal income tax brackets for 2026 Which country builds the best EVs?
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In its Thursday announcements, the IRS also increased figures for dozens of other provisions, including federal income tax brackets and long-term capital gains brackets, among others.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Other features like adjustable legs, zero clearance, and headboard brackets will help the frame fit into your space.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Because most of these athletes have never had to think about things like tax brackets, investment accounts, or what to do when a sponsorship check hits their account.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Each of the brown bears that make the lands surrounding the Brooks river their home are categorized by numbers and go head to head in March Madness-type brackets.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
While other states have progressive tax brackets, the Massachusetts law stands out structurally in its targeting of incomes that exceed seven figures.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Section football brackets were released across all classes Thursday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Playoff brackets will be released Saturday morning.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
New federal income tax brackets for 2026 Which country builds the best EVs?
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In its Thursday announcements, the IRS also increased figures for dozens of other provisions, including federal income tax brackets and long-term capital gains brackets, among others.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Other features like adjustable legs, zero clearance, and headboard brackets will help the frame fit into your space.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Because most of these athletes have never had to think about things like tax brackets, investment accounts, or what to do when a sponsorship check hits their account.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Each of the brown bears that make the lands surrounding the Brooks river their home are categorized by numbers and go head to head in March Madness-type brackets.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets
Noun
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Keeping homes warm using electric heaters this winter could be more costly than usual, particularly compared with other types of heating like natural gas and oil, federal estimates show.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The types of care proposed for the campus on Rosecrans attempt to ensure that there is a smooth ramp of services capable of intersecting with a wide range of symptom severity, from moderate anxiety to suicidal ideation.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The other trial compares the same proprietary cannabis elixir with opioids, revealing that patients who used the elixir experienced fewer gastrointestinal side effects like constipation than when using painkillers.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fresh process takes criminal DNA samples and compares them across public databases to check for relational matches.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Congress could approve a continuing resolution, which would provide temporary funding to certain categories.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That's because the language of the bill equates universal free fares with policies that instruct bus drivers not to request fares from passengers, which the transit agency implemented in 2022 to make buses safer.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Such pursuits may be the only way to shake off intellectual paralysis—the only way to remember what 2+2 actually equates.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Clear messaging can help relations of all kinds flow smoothly now.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, spots of all kinds leave their mark, from smaller accessories like wool pillbox hats, to more statement pieces like knee-high boots.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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There is a boardwalk that links the beach directly to PKs so there wasn’t far to go.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Brackets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackets. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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