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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Senators on Tuesday rolled a laundry list of energy bills together into one package aimed at reshaping Maryland’s energy picture well into the future, and lowering costs in the process. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025 Capcom just held a presentation showing off its upcoming Title Update 1, the first major update to the game that's set to bring a huge laundry list of activities for players to check out. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 The Court emphasized that the endangerment finding was a scientific determination and rejected a laundry list of policy arguments made by the George W. Bush administration for why the government preferred to use nonregulatory approaches to reduce emissions. Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025 Research has also shown that poor oral health is linked to a laundry list of chronic conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, infections, and poor quality of life. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laundry list

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Apr. 2025.

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