brackets 1 of 2

noun

plural of bracket
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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brackets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bracket
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
Noun
There are 12 teams in the tournament, divided into two six-team brackets in a double elimination format. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Ukrainian analysts first identified this capability after inspecting a downed Gerbera and observing mounting brackets for FPV drones. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The choice of index moves money every year through Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, which follows a version of the consumer price index, while tax brackets follow another. — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Recent mortgage data even shows VA borrowers landing in lower rate brackets than conventional borrowers, on average. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Contribution limits, tax brackets and deadlines all change, and this is exactly where AI can be subtly out of date. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 Sure, our ages—and tax brackets—are quite different, but the media icon never fails to remind me of classic outfit formulas. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 26 July 2026 Production beyond prototypes For aerospace manufacturers, additive manufacturing has increasingly moved beyond producing brackets and low-volume components. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Short-term capital gains are taxed according to ordinary income tax brackets. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 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
  1. types
  2. compares
  3. categories
  4. equates
  5. kinds
  6. links
Noun
  • Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents.
    — Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of types
Verb
  • Every Experience Adds Another Dot Kaplan compares brand building to pointillism, the artistic technique in which individual dots ultimately form a larger image.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That compares with a median price of $446,400 for a single-family home.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of compares
Noun
  • Rooms There are 187 airy, loft-style, soundproofed suites spread across 10 categories, from the entry-level premium room to the sprawling gran suites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The Bayou State was ranked last for crime and corrections and scored low in the economy and natural environment categories.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of categories
Verb
  • Being loved equates survival from the infant’s brain perspective.
    — Hylke Faber, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In the realm of the theater, no one exactly equates the number of headshots on a Playbill page with the ultimate fulfillment a stage show provides.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of equates
Noun
  • That splits the danger premium into two kinds, and telling them apart is the single most useful skill in this environment.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Those near-misses inspired me to expand the mission to frozen cocktails of all kinds.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of kinds
Verb
  • Otherwise, little of note links the great-fielding, average-hitting Bader to the formerly average-fielding, exceptional-hitting Kent.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Arlington Police say recent DNA testing on a drop of blood found at the crime scene links Velasquez to the murder of Chavez.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of links

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