as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco
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Recent Examples of alphabet soup
Forget the zoning charts, the staff reports, the alphabet soup of agencies.
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Chase Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of your followers don't care about your alphabet soup.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
An alphabet soup of left-wing social activist groups manned booths at Monday’s rally, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Denver Communists and Colorado Indivisible.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chase Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of your followers don't care about your alphabet soup.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
An alphabet soup of left-wing social activist groups manned booths at Monday’s rally, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Denver Communists and Colorado Indivisible.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet soup
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The medley for winter-weary Americans has included everything from aching backs from shoveling to sore throats to frozen noses.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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That year, while the Dallas Cowboys were busy blowing out the Buffalo Bills, Michael Jackson performed a medley of hits.—
Randall Williams,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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What’s more, embroidered bedding is versatile for a variety of bedroom styles.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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Short grain Arborio rice (the same variety used for risotto) is the ideal rice for this pudding because the grains are short and starchy; as the rice cooks, the starch transforms the milk and water into a thick, rich sauce.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Industry insiders explained how the assortment of signals and models underpinning the algorithms are helping the sector navigate precious metals’ wild ride.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gaga worked with Sarah Tanno on her glam, who used an assortment of products by Haus Labs.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Holding a collage of photos of his sister, Joaquin Freire detailed how his sister Gloria Marcia Hall was devoted to her two daughters — until she was taken from them by a drunk driver almost two decades ago.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scrolling through the results, Benning then selected a diverse set of reference images and turned these into digital collages on an app on their phone, finally executing them on paper through the highly personal and painstaking medium of watercolor.—
Alex Bacon,
Artforum,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
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Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
2 Mar. 2025
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Who better to make a patchwork quilt than the retail queen of cottagecore itself?—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 Jan. 2026
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That means shutdowns are localized, and has resulted in a patchwork quilt of Starlink connectivity, including near blackouts in some high-profile areas.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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