playlist
noun
play·list
ˈplā-ˌlist 
: a list of recordings to be played on the air by a radio station
also
: a similar list used for organizing a personal digital music collection
Examples of playlist in a Sentence
Most of the city's DJs have added the song to their playlists.
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In a tactic known as Operation Nifty Package, military vehicles with loudspeakers blasted non-stop rock music with a playlist that included songs by The Clash, Van Halen and U2, BBC News reported.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Here's a playlist of welcome music played at the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
These are all people on my playlist.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Here's a playlist of welcome music played at the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
These are all people on my playlist.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Playlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playlist. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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