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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As is typical for a show of this scale, the four episodes of Season 3 provided to critics came with a laundry list of spoilers longer than some wedding toasts.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
To date, unlike a laundry list of automakers, Rivian has delivered every single product, albeit not feature, pretty much on time, on budget, and as promised.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026
After two Premier League titles, a Champions league triumph and a laundry list of club records, Mohamed Salah is leaving Liverpool.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
To date, unlike a laundry list of automakers, Rivian has delivered every single product, albeit not feature, pretty much on time, on budget, and as promised.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026
After two Premier League titles, a Champions league triumph and a laundry list of club records, Mohamed Salah is leaving Liverpool.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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