laundry list
noun
: a usually long list of items
the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills—
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N. C. MillerExamples of laundry list in a Sentence
She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools.
He recited a laundry list of problems.
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—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
When Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell hit the halfway mark of his first term in late September, his office lauded a laundry list of wins.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
The team’s signature late-game heroics and relatively clean bill of health last year have been replaced by a mixed bag of performances and a laundry list of injuries.
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There’s a laundry list of areas of concern, things to address that might change the season’s trajectory.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
When Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell hit the halfway mark of his first term in late September, his office lauded a laundry list of wins.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
The team’s signature late-game heroics and relatively clean bill of health last year have been replaced by a mixed bag of performances and a laundry list of injuries.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s a laundry list of areas of concern, things to address that might change the season’s trajectory.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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