laundry list

noun

: a usually long list of items
… the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills …—N. 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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Under a new Airbnb rule, guests will no longer have to complete a laundry list of housekeeping tasks at the time of checkout. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 If the buyer’s home inspector comes back with a laundry list of items in need of repair, don’t play hardball. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Fitzpatrick then parsed a laundry list of false statements made in regards to Comans. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 Rice water has been popular in both Korean and Japanese beauty rituals for centuries because of its laundry list of benefits. — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026 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 28 Oct. 2026.

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