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laundry list

noun

Informal.
  1. a lengthy, especially random list of items:

    a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.



laundry list

noun

  1. a list of items perceived as being long

    a laundry list of complaints

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of laundry list1

First recorded in 1955–60
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The companies and agencies that are most likely to be interested in 23andMe’s data represents a laundry list of cops, AI startups and pharmaceutical companies.

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If you can identify what people’s hangups, concerns, or fears are, or what they don’t want to do, chances are it is not going to be a laundry list.

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In India, men often have a laundry list of attributes they want in their brides - a glance at the matrimonial columns in newspapers and match-making websites shows everyone wants tall, fair, beautiful brides.

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“I used to just work out lower body, upper body, throw my bullpens and pitch. But when I had my second surgery, it was like, ‘OK, now I have a laundry list of things.

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Doctors tested a laundry list of prescription drugs and doses.

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