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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But inside the meeting, the speaker listened to a laundry list of complaints from moderates on health care.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
The laundry list includes plenty of TLC for the engine—probably requiring a comprehensive rebuild—and addressing structural compromises.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
Add in Purdy's toe injury that cost him eight starts, and the laundry list looks alarming on paper.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
LifeStraw’s Home 10-Cup removes microplastics, PFAS, chlorine, lead, and a laundry list of other nasties, improving both safety and taste in one pour.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
The laundry list includes plenty of TLC for the engine—probably requiring a comprehensive rebuild—and addressing structural compromises.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
Add in Purdy's toe injury that cost him eight starts, and the laundry list looks alarming on paper.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
LifeStraw’s Home 10-Cup removes microplastics, PFAS, chlorine, lead, and a laundry list of other nasties, improving both safety and taste in one pour.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laundry list
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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