alphabet soup
Example Sentences
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It can be an alphabet soup of certifications under a professional’s name, but some of the more well-known certifications for a financial adviser include the Certified Financial Planner designation and the Chartered Financial Consultant designation.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
“It could be a whole alphabet soup of different things. With all the agriculture in this area, industry, automobiles, wood smoke, there’s a whole bunch” of contenders, Weiss-Penzias said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
But the court’s answer, expected by July, will matter far beyond the job security of bureaucrats at boards and commissions with an alphabet soup of initials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
But these misguided sleuths are trying to decrypt coded messages from a bowl of alphabet soup.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2024
A failure to realize that my chunks may not be the same as your chunks can explain why we baffle our readers with so much shorthand, jargon, and alphabet soup.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
