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
The National Film Registry Board selects the films and is composed of members from AMPAS, AFI, DGA, the MPA, NATO, the ASC, the WGA, and a whole bunch of other alphabet soup organizations.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
None of the rest of the alphabet soup of FLiRT family descendants constituted more than 5% of the bunch.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But for now, its studio is crowded with an alphabet soup of glass tubing and metal letters as tall as 56 inches.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Different Types Of Financial Advisors Now to the alphabet soup.
—Ryan Daus, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
None of the rest of the alphabet soup of FLiRT family descendants constituted more than 5% of the bunch.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But for now, its studio is crowded with an alphabet soup of glass tubing and metal letters as tall as 56 inches.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Different Types Of Financial Advisors Now to the alphabet soup.
—Ryan Daus, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet soup
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Lil Wayne Gets Support from The Roots for Career-Spanning Medley After Super Bowl Disappointment 8 hr 20 min ago Lil Wayne pulled together a medley of some of his biggest hits during his SNL50: The Anniversary Special performance with The Roots.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other lawsuits are likely to be filed, just as there have been challenges to a variety of Trump's policies.—
MANUEL VALDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The shelter was funded largely through a variety of grants from the county, the state and the federal government.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other finds include a purse full of silver coins, an assortment of the king's exotic spices—including cloves, pieces of ginger, peppercorns and fist-sized lumps of saffron—sourced from locations as far away as modern-day Indonesia.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The limited releases will also feature an assortment of products, including activity kits and themed coloring books.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2024
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One wall of Shockley’s bedroom was plastered with a collage of mass shooters, the affidavit said.—
Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to several collages and drawings, the show features eight paintings—many of them doused in shades of red, all of them psychologically intense.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Jason Schmidt The Best New York Art Shows of 2024 Outsiders, Renaissance masterpieces, crazy quilts, and more.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2024
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Every moment is brimming with whimsical detail, from lacy-white magical threads that are conjured out of thin air, to a giant talking catfish who looks like he’s made out of a colorful patchwork quilt, and glowing azure glass bottles that adorn a gnarled tree, just begging to be plucked.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Holmes took inspiration from the A.P.C. archives in Paris, debuting sandals, jeans, miniskirts and blouses, as well as a patchwork quilt based on a design by her own mother.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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