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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.
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Butler has garnered a list of nagging injuries over the years that could present a challenge to a Lakers roster featuring two leaders in their thirties who have also collected laundry lists of injuries over the years.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Biden rattled off a laundry list of accomplishments and strong economic indicators from his time in office.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Thomas faces a laundry list of charges, including first-degree murder, second-degree burglary, first-degree murder while committing burglary, obstruction of justice, hindering apprehension and three gun charges.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
Keeping track of a laundry list of passwords can be difficult and so can be creating new, unique ones.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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