laundry list

noun

: a usually long list of items

… the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills …

—N. C. Miller

Examples 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Beverage chains have leaned into elaborate drinks with a laundry list of cold foam, syrup and protein options. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

In what may be the busiest weekend in Austin, besides F1, there’s a laundry list of other events in the city. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

Most would agree that the development is just the latest item added to the laundry list of reasons that prove that this era of college football is broken. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The laundry list of violations — plus the state shutting down two of Solano’s ALFs — should have caused alarm immediately, say elder care experts. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for laundry list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist