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noun

ˈbra-kət How to pronounce bracket (audio)
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as in type
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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verb

as in to compare
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 bracket
Noun
For those of us who have followed the ups and downs of UConn’s brilliant Paige Bueckers’ career and took a close look at the NCAA Women’s Basketball bracket, the matchup that seemed irresistible was between USC’s fabulously talented JuJu Watkins and Bueckers down the line. — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025 Here’s what that means for your money Despite the change, beneficiaries should weigh strategic IRA withdrawals, depending on tax brackets each year, which could mean emptying accounts sooner, experts say. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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But to address Palestinian material needs without regard to their historical and national ones is to bracket a core component of Palestinian identity and ignore what makes their conflict with Israel so intractable. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025 Born in the years bracketing the Revelstoke meteorite’s fall, the two of us have spent our careers in the meteorite collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the Natural History Museum in London. — Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bracket
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  1. compare
  2. category
  3. equate
  4. kind
Verb
  • How do today’s sturgeon populations compare with those of the past?
    — Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
  • To assess the effects of carbon credit projects, registries must compare the current condition of forested areas to historical baselines.
    — Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of compare
Noun
  • Slacks and a dress are an easy choice for men looking to fit this category.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Since 2012, Puerto Rico has not been allowed to submit a film for the Oscars in the international feature category.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of category
Verb
  • Passed down generationally, this mindset equates worthiness with hard work and relentless labor.
    — Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • This behavior equates a drop in price with a drop in quality, which is often not the case.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of equate
Noun
  • View Recipe Fruits of all kinds, especially berries, grapes, apples, and citrus, are celebrated by health experts for their anti-inflammatory properties.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Maybe not, and hopefully not, to the same extent—hopefully not ever finding themselves in the position of total dependence on Russian energy of any kind.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of kind

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