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general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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Recent Examples of alphabet
She is credited with introducing the Phoenician alphabet to Greece.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The topics Jeopardy! covers include everything from 19th-century philosophy to U.S. presidents to the periodic table of elements to European landmarks to the Greek alphabet.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Generation Beta follows Generation Alpha, in line with the Greek alphabet.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Kids who are just learning their letters will love this educational alphabet book that will teach the littlest celebrators all about the holiday.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The topics Jeopardy! covers include everything from 19th-century philosophy to U.S. presidents to the periodic table of elements to European landmarks to the Greek alphabet.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Generation Beta follows Generation Alpha, in line with the Greek alphabet.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Kids who are just learning their letters will love this educational alphabet book that will teach the littlest celebrators all about the holiday.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet
Noun
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Some of the stream's elements worked, but it was still plagued by technical mishaps.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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But what stood out the most about the whole look was none of these elements.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Dec. 2024
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Since scammers may be non-native English speakers, poor grammar or unusual vernacular can also be a tip off of someone taking on a fake identity.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Today’s Supreme Court unanimously and actively embraces a progressive writing style, rebelling against old-school grammar rules, according to my study of 10,000 pages of opinions from the past decade.—
Jill Barton,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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The world is currently in the opening stages of a massive new agricultural revolution that is combining recent advances in high tech and data sciences with traditional agricultural methods to meet the challenges of the 21st century on a sustainable basis.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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This area is known for its bustling immigrant street vendors, but lately there's been Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer sightings on a near daily basis, and it's gotten quieter.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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