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
Coming to the United States for anything but tourism usually means wading through an alphabet soup of visa types – more than two dozen for people who do not intend to become permanent residents of the US.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Congress may have viewed them as such—SEC or the FCC, CFPB, the whole alphabet soup—but that is not something that the Constitution understands.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
For years, industry has complained about the alphabet soup of agencies, which often compete with one another.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Representing an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure, each worker is paired up and dispatched to a Senator's office to share their stories.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Congress may have viewed them as such—SEC or the FCC, CFPB, the whole alphabet soup—but that is not something that the Constitution understands.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
For years, industry has complained about the alphabet soup of agencies, which often compete with one another.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Representing an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure, each worker is paired up and dispatched to a Senator's office to share their stories.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet soup
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For more than a decade, Combs’s legendary White Parties attracted a medley of stars to the Hamptons, Los Angeles, and Saint-Tropez.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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The rapper recognized the 30th anniversary of his In A Major Way sophomore album and performed a medley of fan-favorite records in the intimate setting.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2025
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Read on for compact desk options from some of our favorite retailers in a variety of styles, including midcentury secretary desks, laptop styles, minimalist ladder options that attach to the wall, and more.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
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The selection covers a rich variety of narrative and aesthetic approaches, with a presence of comedies, genre and science fiction approaches, documentaries, and classic fiction works.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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And yet, even with all of the traditional evening wear in the mix, this year’s assortment of fashions still felt entirely modern—and at times, quite unexpected too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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This process involves selecting a base hat and embellishing it with various elements like faux flowers, crinoline, and an assortment of feathers, resulting in an elaborate and unique creation perfect for prestigious occasions.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition features a new body of work Sutherland created from 2024 to 2025, including large-scale abstract paintings, collage that weaves together drawings, photographs, stickers and found images, and sculpture.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The tribute included a sweet collage of throwback photos of White over the years.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
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Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
2 Mar. 2025
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Rather than message directly from one phone app to another, these messages are routed across a patchwork quilt of cellular networks in the same way as cellular calls.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Acknowledging that today’s workers contribute to a patchwork quilt of ideas, biases, expectations and perspectives is critical in a world that is heterogeneous and globally connected.—
Carol Geffner,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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