laundry list
noun
: a usually long list of items
… the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills …—
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She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools.
He recited a laundry list of problems.
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Missouri lawmakers returned to Jefferson City last month with a laundry list of priorities that could put the bill on the back burner.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Congressional Democrats are now expected to launch talks with the White House on a laundry list of demands around ICE, including requiring agents to stop wearing masks and identify themselves, wear body cameras and agree to independent probes of alleged wrongdoing.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The laundry list of failures under Newsom’s watch is lengthy, especially those that are entirely within his control.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to Thomson’s laundry list of changes, the Phillies’ two biggest acquisitions were reunions with Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Congressional Democrats are now expected to launch talks with the White House on a laundry list of demands around ICE, including requiring agents to stop wearing masks and identify themselves, wear body cameras and agree to independent probes of alleged wrongdoing.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The laundry list of failures under Newsom’s watch is lengthy, especially those that are entirely within his control.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to Thomson’s laundry list of changes, the Phillies’ two biggest acquisitions were reunions with Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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