shopping list
noun
: a list of items to be purchased
broadly
: a list of related items
… the biggest possible shopping list of budget cuts … —
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Some of the items on Vancouver’s shopping list may ultimately wait until the offseason.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
And airy blouses are at the top of my early-spring shopping list.
—Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
For years the couple and their parents would create a weekly shopping list, which included many items requested by clients and friends who had immigrated to Gainesville from Peru, Cuba or Colombia.
—Paula De La Cruz-Fernández, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
For me, shopping at Trader Joe’s is always a mix of grabbing items that are on my shopping list as well as scoping out new products that are always popping up throughout the store.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
And airy blouses are at the top of my early-spring shopping list.
—Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
For years the couple and their parents would create a weekly shopping list, which included many items requested by clients and friends who had immigrated to Gainesville from Peru, Cuba or Colombia.
—Paula De La Cruz-Fernández, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
For me, shopping at Trader Joe’s is always a mix of grabbing items that are on my shopping list as well as scoping out new products that are always popping up throughout the store.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shopping list
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“Shopping list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20list. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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