Bracket and Set

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Bracket noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: they're in the same income bracket

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Set is a synonym for bracket in group topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Bracket" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: bracketed, bracketing

Set noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

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Bracket is a synonym for set. Sometimes you can use "Bracket" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old bracket	old set
high	high bracket	high set
nice	nice bracket	nice set
normal	normal bracket	normal set
Other adjectives: certain, separate, proper, single, simple, heavy, actual, main, new, final, next, different, younger.

They started off by losing their first set of matches, then had to claw their way up from the loser's bracket.

Source: Music / Dal Shabet
In Pokemon Black And White 2, there's the Pokemon World Tournament, where you go into a bracket tournament against a particular region's set of Gym Leaders.

Source: Boss Rush
If the Grand Finals starts with still a lot of minutes left in the video, then it's likely that the person in the losers bracket won the first set and reset the Grand Finals bracket for a shot at the championship.

Source: Spoiled by the Format

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