acronym

Example Sentences

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The criteria for diagnosing myeloma are sometimes described using the acronym CRAB: Calcium elevation, Renal issues, Anemia, Bone problems.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

How much fun did you have sending important work emails back and forth with that acronym in the subject line?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

This sounds like a financial version of “FOG,” an acronym coined by author and psychologist Dr. Susan Forward — “fear, obligation and guilt.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

“I think that the new authorities are reliably opposed to ISIS,” said Sam Heller, a Beirut-based analyst with policy institute Century International, using an acronym for Islamic State.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The cottage staff told all the TPRed kids—the obnoxious acronym had somehow become an adjective—that we were going to have our photos taken by a professional photographer for an adoption catalog.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter