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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There’s a laundry list of areas of concern, things to address that might change the season’s trajectory.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
This further adds to the laundry list of injuries for the Cowboys, who will also be without two more starters, Cooper Beebe and DeMarvion Overshown, for Sunday's game.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement All of these are clearly fantastic, laudable accomplishments—yet a laundry list of all the things Redford accomplished in his lifetime isn’t really the best way to honor his gifts.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Too many companies try to achieve a laundry list of objectives, resulting in a diluted and less-effective program.
—Erika Andersson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
This further adds to the laundry list of injuries for the Cowboys, who will also be without two more starters, Cooper Beebe and DeMarvion Overshown, for Sunday's game.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement All of these are clearly fantastic, laudable accomplishments—yet a laundry list of all the things Redford accomplished in his lifetime isn’t really the best way to honor his gifts.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Too many companies try to achieve a laundry list of objectives, resulting in a diluted and less-effective program.
—Erika Andersson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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