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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
Theirs is a desperate utterance, an alphabet of grief.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Caroline had a large vocabulary, and she was read to as often as Laura was, both at home and at school, and there were just as many colorful plastic alphabet magnets stuck to the refrigerator in her kitchen.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Joyce’s Holiday Light Cupcakes In possibly the most iconic scene from season one, Joyce Byers paints the alphabet on the walls of her home and hangs holiday lights with one bulb lining up with each letter to communicate with her son Will in the Upside Down.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
And yes, that’s pretty darn far into the alphabet, a testament to how much financial infrastructure now exists for high-flying unicorns to stay private (and, frankly, calling Databricks a unicorn seems exceedingly quaint).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Caroline had a large vocabulary, and she was read to as often as Laura was, both at home and at school, and there were just as many colorful plastic alphabet magnets stuck to the refrigerator in her kitchen.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Joyce’s Holiday Light Cupcakes In possibly the most iconic scene from season one, Joyce Byers paints the alphabet on the walls of her home and hangs holiday lights with one bulb lining up with each letter to communicate with her son Will in the Upside Down.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
And yes, that’s pretty darn far into the alphabet, a testament to how much financial infrastructure now exists for high-flying unicorns to stay private (and, frankly, calling Databricks a unicorn seems exceedingly quaint).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet
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Together, these elements underscore the exhibition’s multivalent nature, blurring distinctions between sculpture and performance, object and instrument, stillness and activation.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kokonas designed the interior himself, incorporating elements from the 1920s and ’30s, as well as the ’70s and ’80s.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In his youth, all children in the British equivalent of sixth grade were supposed to take an exam to sort them into grammar or vocational schools; Goldsworthy wasn’t even given the test.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Charles Langmuir was no fan of his son's weakness in grammar and spelling.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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An additional 74 positions would see reductions in hours or pay basis.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Prior to Wednesday, speculators had been fairly balanced in their view of whether a 25-basis-point cut would come at the FOMC’s next meeting in March, giving it a probability of around 40%, per CME’s FedWatch barometer.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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