bracket
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Definition of bracket
(Entry 1 of 2)
— called also square bracket
— called also angle bracket
bracket
verbDefinition of bracket (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bracket
Synonyms: Noun
category, class, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type
Synonyms: Verb
analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, liken
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of bracket in a Sentence
Noun
The shelf is held up with two brackets. There are wall brackets in the garage for the rakes and shovels. She is taller than average for her age bracket. He earned enough to put him in a higher tax bracket. She is now in a lower income bracket than before.Verb
I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Six of the eight singles competitors still alive in the men's and women's brackets are making their first career semifinal appearances at the Western & Southern Open. — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, "Americans set to battle in the semifinals at the 2019 Western & Southern Open," 16 Aug. 2019 The percentage is lower for people in the upper income brackets and higher for people with low incomes. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Social Security sent out some wrong estimates. What you need to know," 7 Aug. 2019 All is delivered in one year, so most of it is taxed in the highest brackets. — Philip Demuth, WSJ, "Congress Is Coming for Your IRA," 9 July 2019 There were 11 colleges in attendance who scouted the players in the U16 and U18 brackets. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "College volleyball hopefuls keeping dream alive at BeachDig Showcase," 27 June 2019 However, Americans in the bottom income brackets have seen their incomes rise during that period, albeit at a slower rate than those at the top. — New York Times, "Fact-Checking Night 1 of the 2020 Democratic Debates," 26 June 2019 Saturday’s competition was a double elimination round, for both right and left arms, in several different weight brackets. — Claire Rafford, azcentral, "With a grip on sport and friendship, arm wrestlers embrace challenge at championships," 22 June 2019 The employer tax exclusion is also highly regressive, because those in higher tax brackets receive a larger benefit from the rule than those in lower ones. — Avik Roy, Twin Cities, "Avik Roy: Trump could revolutionize the private health insurance market," 20 June 2019 Even among the well-off, there’s a significant jump between the average score of a student whose parents are in the $140,000 to $160,000 bracket and a student whose parents earn more than $200,000. — Talia Richman, Washington Post, "These Baltimore teens’ summer job: Boosting their SAT scores," 7 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This period, known as the Cambrian explosion, roughly bracketed the appearance of nearly all major animal groups alive today. — Quanta Magazine, "Rapid Oxygen Changes Fueled an Explosion in Ancient Animal Diversity," 27 Aug. 2019 The first-floor entry is bracketed by a number of restaurants, including Big Star Tacos, Mordecai, Smoke Daddy BBQ, Dutch and Doc’s and the Westown Bakery, as well as a McDonald’s. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Chicago's Hotel Zachary honors the forgotten architect who designed Wrigley Field," 9 Aug. 2019 Senegal is bracketed with Canada, Lithuania and Australia in Group H. The roster eventually will be trimmed to 12 after the final cuts are made. — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, "Celtics rookie Tacko Fall earns spot on Senegal national team roster," 2 Aug. 2019 San Mateo National then defeated Sunnyvale 15-0 in the consolation bracket final. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Sunnyvale Little League teams eliminated in NorCals," 1 Aug. 2019 And while the Morgan Stanley’s of the world were reportedly wining and dining early employees set to benefit from the recent IPO boom, the bulge bracket wealth managers typically require that clients have a certain level of liquidity. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Wealth Advisory Platform SecFi Closes $6 Million Funding Round," 19 July 2019 And bracketing those, at the ends of May and July, respectively, were Midnight Cowboy and Easy Rider, with Woody Allen's feature debut, the mangy and hilarious Take the Money and Run, shortly to follow. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: Summer 2019's Sad, Stale State of the Movies," 8 July 2019 At the front is a super-sized kidney grille bracketed by a pair of slim LED headlights. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, "Go big and go home: The BMW X7 reviewed," 28 June 2019 But the change puts Indiana Dunes in an elite group of 61 national parks around the country, an upgrade that means more publicity and visitors to the area, bracketed by Gary on the west and Michigan City, Indiana, on the east. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "America’s newest national park, Indiana Dunes, is also the closest one to Milwaukee," 20 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bracket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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