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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The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The laundry list of what needs to be cleaned up is ample, with coach Erik Spoelstra offering it as a vision for a pathway back.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Clarke ticked off a laundry list of immediate problems that New York Haitian families and businesses would face when the ban goes into effect as soon as Monday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
He's been asked to verify a laundry list of bank accounts, real estate holdings, credit cards and other financial records connected to Combs Enterprises, and confirm that the defendant had signatory power over these funds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 June 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The laundry list of what needs to be cleaned up is ample, with coach Erik Spoelstra offering it as a vision for a pathway back.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Clarke ticked off a laundry list of immediate problems that New York Haitian families and businesses would face when the ban goes into effect as soon as Monday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
He's been asked to verify a laundry list of bank accounts, real estate holdings, credit cards and other financial records connected to Combs Enterprises, and confirm that the defendant had signatory power over these funds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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