laundry list
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of laundry list
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Investors have been worried about a laundry list of issues, including regulatory changes, economic prospects and whether there’s simply much more room to convert cash-based payments over to cards.
From MarketWatch
Every year the speechwriters tell themselves This time it’s not going to be a laundry list, only to realize by the end that it’s going to be a laundry list.
Hanna grew up in St. Louis and attended Amherst College, graduating with a degree in English Literature and a laundry list of sports injuries.
Ahead of Ken’s 65th birthday, the El Segundo-based toy giant shared a laundry list of niche biographical details about the doll, including his official “birthday” — March 11, 1961, making him a Pisces — as well as his relationship history with Barbie.
From Los Angeles Times
“When you think about the laundry list of things we have to worry about,” said Hackett at Nationwide, “all these things would drive a flight to safety” in the past.
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