Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of alphabet soup in a Sentence
a bowl of alphabet soup
the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco
Recent Examples on the Web
As the alphabet soup suggests, there are still some things to finalize with this tech.
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal to generate power that contains an alphabet soup of toxic contaminants, has been used for decades in Indiana and across the U.S. as construction fill.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
If applied at the national level, a more generous UBI could perhaps replace the alphabet soup of anti-poverty programs with a single check delivered monthly to all households.
—Karl W. Smith, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Back in 2013, there had been nearly a thousand rebel groups, an alphabet soup of acronyms.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal to generate power that contains an alphabet soup of toxic contaminants, has been used for decades in Indiana and across the U.S. as construction fill.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
If applied at the national level, a more generous UBI could perhaps replace the alphabet soup of anti-poverty programs with a single check delivered monthly to all households.
—Karl W. Smith, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Back in 2013, there had been nearly a thousand rebel groups, an alphabet soup of acronyms.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for alphabet soup
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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