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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Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
This isn’t the place for a laundry list of everything that needs to be done to restore representation to health in the United States.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, Flyers general manager Danny Briere released a laundry list of injuries players were dealing with in the NHL playoffs.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
This isn’t the place for a laundry list of everything that needs to be done to restore representation to health in the United States.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, Flyers general manager Danny Briere released a laundry list of injuries players were dealing with in the NHL playoffs.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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 4 Jun. 2026.
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