laundry list
noun
: a usually long list of items
the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills—
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N. C. MillerExamples 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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Clarke ticked off a laundry list of immediate problems that New York Haitian families and businesses would face when the ban goes into effect as soon as Monday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
He's been asked to verify a laundry list of bank accounts, real estate holdings, credit cards and other financial records connected to Combs Enterprises, and confirm that the defendant had signatory power over these funds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Under Grier’s watch the Dolphins typically don’t go into the draft with a laundry list of needs.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
He's been asked to verify a laundry list of bank accounts, real estate holdings, credit cards and other financial records connected to Combs Enterprises, and confirm that the defendant had signatory power over these funds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Under Grier’s watch the Dolphins typically don’t go into the draft with a laundry list of needs.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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