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
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Strong weather can also rip them from their brackets.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The teams are on different sides of the World Cup knockout brackets.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
For the car’s optional hatch brackets, the unnamed AI designer went back to nature, creating a shape that suggests a tree root and branches and is lighter, stiffer, and more durable than the original.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
Volleyball, softball, baseball and basketball were each carved into two brackets, with playoff teams sorted into Division I or Division II based on district enrollment.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
This stress cuts across all tax brackets, impacting young adults and parents the hardest.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This can be meaningful for investors in higher tax brackets.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Because the slots on the UMS keep the brackets for the armrests and chair back aligned with the screw holes, attaching them is easy.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Allison Palmer
updated February 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
Wimbledon begins again Monday in London, and the men’s and women’s singles brackets have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Strong weather can also rip them from their brackets.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The teams are on different sides of the World Cup knockout brackets.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
For the car’s optional hatch brackets, the unnamed AI designer went back to nature, creating a shape that suggests a tree root and branches and is lighter, stiffer, and more durable than the original.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
Volleyball, softball, baseball and basketball were each carved into two brackets, with playoff teams sorted into Division I or Division II based on district enrollment.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
This stress cuts across all tax brackets, impacting young adults and parents the hardest.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This can be meaningful for investors in higher tax brackets.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Because the slots on the UMS keep the brackets for the armrests and chair back aligned with the screw holes, attaching them is easy.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Verb
The $300,000 to $400,000 range, which brackets the metro’s median price, tends to be moderately competitive.
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Allison Palmer
updated February 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets
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These types of floor are easy to clean, handle moisture well, and don’t show every footprint.
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While terracotta pots and baskets lined with coconut coir have their uses, these types of containers dry out much faster and will need careful management to ensure plants don't wither away.
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For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.
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Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
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The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.
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The report also highlighted improvements in clearance rates and an overall decrease in major crime categories, including robberies.
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Part of the problem is that the conversation around remote work often equates isolation with autonomy.
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Five Hundred Years of Religion in America means this is not just another history going back to 1776, and this is not a book that equates religion with Christianity.
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Birkin’s signature unfussy aesthetic translated well to her living environments, which featured a jumbled array of objects of all kinds, layered by years of flea market finds and vintage store visits.
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With more hot days ahead, Minnesota farmers of all kinds are trying to navigate the heat and dry weather.
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The Surf Gang producer stays busy with a new tape that links an eclectic cast of 25 collaborators with his shimmery beats.
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Continue reading … DNA BREAKTHROUGH — DNA from soda bottle allegedly links Massachusetts woman to 1985 murder of 'Baby Boy Doe'.
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“Brackets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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