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alphabet soup

NOUN
confusing assortment
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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

New to the alphabet soup of seat assignments?

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

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

From Slate Aug. 23, 2024

In California, an alphabet soup of bureaucracies is tasked with making sure people with developmental disabilities are not abused — and if they are, making sure those responsible are held accountable.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 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



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