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alphabet soup

NOUN
confusing assortment
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“It’s an alphabet soup of configurations that can be incredibly confusing,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, told MarketWatch about all the premium screening options.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

Hammerhead cranes at the nearby port facilities dotted the horizon as classic cars turned down E Street, and posters and T-shirts in the crowd advertised membership in an alphabet soup of union locals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

But these misguided sleuths are trying to decrypt coded messages from a bowl of alphabet soup.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2024

My eyes sank through an alphabet soup of letters to the long word in the middle of the page. bababadalgharaghtakammmarronnkonnbronntonnerronnttionnthunntrovarrhoun awnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath



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