laundry list
noun
: a usually long list of items
the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills—
N. C. Miller
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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Built just east of the Auditorium on Kilbourn Avenue and Fourth Street (now Phillips Avenue), the Arena (now the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena) was the first on a laundry list of civic projects that, combined, were intended to turn Milwaukee into a first-class city.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The laundry list of staples you're expected to have in your fridge is a little longer, and includes flour and eggs.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
Still, the bill released Wednesday by the House's tax panel provides a laundry list of tax breaks that could soon become law.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Previous editions of Palm Tree Festival have happened in a laundry list of high-end locations including Hawaii, Australia, Aspen, Lake Tahoe and the Hamptons.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 May 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The laundry list of staples you're expected to have in your fridge is a little longer, and includes flour and eggs.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
Still, the bill released Wednesday by the House's tax panel provides a laundry list of tax breaks that could soon become law.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Previous editions of Palm Tree Festival have happened in a laundry list of high-end locations including Hawaii, Australia, Aspen, Lake Tahoe and the Hamptons.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 May 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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