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Definition of wish list
: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items
a wish list of useful changes
Examples of wish list in a Sentence
That book is on my wish list.
Recent Examples on the Web But if a trip to the park is still on your holiday wish list, Disney World Christmas hasn’t been completely canceled.
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Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, "Disney World's Christmas Season Will Look Very Different This Year," 11 Sep. 2020 McConnell refused to bring the bill up, calling it a liberal wish list.
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Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, "Senate GOP introduces slimmed-down COVID-19 relief bill that Democrats vow to block," 9 Sep. 2020 Then, instead of hinting, educate him about the items on your wish list when your next birthday rolls around.
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Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, "Dear Abby: One night of dancing with an ex creates 20-year grudge," 9 Sep. 2020 Government teachers are not content with using the proper democratic processes to ask that taxpayers give them every item on their Christmas wish list, presented with a bow on top.
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Cameron Hilditch, National Review, "The Case for Private Education Co-operatives," 9 Sep. 2020 Trump’s Republican Party did not offer a formal platform, but a wish list.
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John Kass, Star Tribune, "How Trump became the education president," 26 Aug. 2020 Like Freeland, Jerry Burke and his wife, Lynne, started their reinvention with a wish list.
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Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, "Retired and ready for a change of scenery?," 25 Aug. 2020 From the outset, the legislators’ stimulus package was more of a wish list than a detailed plan, and there were few details about the cost or scope.
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Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "California legislators wanted to fund $600 in extra jobless benefits. What happened?," 29 Aug. 2020 Pebble Beach on California’s Monterey Peninsula, on the wish list of many golfers, provides a choice of accommodations and golf at several legendary courses.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, "Planning a Golf Trip This Fall? Here's What to Know and Where to Go," 28 Aug. 2020
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The first known use of wish list was in 1970
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