alphabet soup

noun

Definition of alphabet soupnext
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 Nuggets’ alphabet soup TV playoff schedule is an ABCDEFU to fans. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 The alphabet soup of agencies that oversee transit planning for the Atlanta metro would change under a late-session move in the Senate to abolish the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Even Americans who have never watched a minute of C-SPAN, or get a little lost in the alphabet soup of other agencies, will probably never forget standing in Yosemite Valley and admiring a towering waterfall. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alphabet soup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet soup
  1. medley
  2. variety
  3. assortment
  4. jumble
  5. collage
  6. crazy quilt
  7. patchwork quilt
Noun
  • The party took an old-school turn when Charlie Wilson treated fans to a medley of solo hits and Gap Band classics.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 July 2026
  • First, Christmas carolers came out and performed a medley to cultivate a Yuletide spirit on a balmy 80-degree afternoon.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of medley
Noun
  • The new, 115,000 square-foot store is expected to employ around 450 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products and will offer a selection of wine and beer.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The board have pointed to the team having so many midfielders and the variety of profiles on offer, from the box-crashing Jude Bellingham to the versatile new signing Bernardo Silva.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • The core leather goods assortment was a standout, with average unit retail (AUR) — the average selling price of an item in a period — rising into the mid-teens as units decreased by low double digits.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, new options like Jolly Rancher Gummies Trickies Minis and a Reese’s Sweet & Salty assortment will be on shelves for the first time.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The below image is a collage of five screenshots, all taken from the one 360 video shot by the X6.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Workshops focused on crafts, collage, sewing and press-on nails can be found inside the Casselberry Art House along with a DJ booth spinning vinyl records.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of collage
Noun
  • One thing that Mamdani should do on property taxes is push to reform the crazy quilt and unfair system.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Definition of crazy quilt
Noun
  • This patchwork quilt, known among quilters as a scrappy patchwork quilt or postage stamp quilt style, uses a lot of fabric prints and textures—from stripes and plaid to gingham and solids.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
  • Don’t miss the garden in the back of the museum, designed in blocks to look like a patchwork quilt.
    — Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026
Definition of patchwork quilt

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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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