alphabet soup

noun

1. a soup containing small noodles in the shapes of letters of the alphabet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alphabet soup¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

But where did this broadcasting alphabet soup originate?

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Week by week, psychiatrists there said Noah seemed to be making some strides as they adjusted his alphabet soup of medications.

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But just when it appeared that those three might be the showstoppers of the summer, an alphabet soup of additional potential threats emerged: KP.3.1.1,

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Different agencies address the issue with an “alphabet soup” of acronyms: the World Health Organization uses AMR as shorthand for antimicrobial resistance, while the CDC prefers AR.

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In California, an alphabet soup of bureaucracies is tasked with making sure people with developmental disabilities are not abused — and if they are, making sure those responsible are held accountable.

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