laundry list

noun

: a usually long list of items
the laundry list of new consumer-protection billsN. 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 See all Example Sentences for laundry list 

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of laundry list was in 1958

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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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