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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And that’s just a slither of Knueppel’s laundry list of accolades.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Lashawn Scott, 19, of Boston, faces a laundry list of charges including armed assault to rob, assault and battery with a firearm, and several separate firearms counts, according to BPD.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Certification typically comes with a laundry list of requirements, including buffer zones, which are intended to shield their natural operations from pesticides that are often used with conventional agriculture.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Isolated by its beautiful, rugged mountains, West Virginia sits entirely within Appalachia and has long been listed at the bottom of a laundry list of failings, including poor health and a lack of education.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Lashawn Scott, 19, of Boston, faces a laundry list of charges including armed assault to rob, assault and battery with a firearm, and several separate firearms counts, according to BPD.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Certification typically comes with a laundry list of requirements, including buffer zones, which are intended to shield their natural operations from pesticides that are often used with conventional agriculture.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Isolated by its beautiful, rugged mountains, West Virginia sits entirely within Appalachia and has long been listed at the bottom of a laundry list of failings, including poor health and a lack of education.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Laundry list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry%20list. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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