to-do list
Americannoun
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to-do lists
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of to-do list
First recorded in 1920–25
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With eight games left in the regular season, the Dodgers have already ticked off the most important boxes on their postseason to-do list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
You're finally about to head off on a well-earned break, but there's one more task to tick off your to-do list: composing an out-of-office reply.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It isn’t clear how much the U.S. deployed to boost the yen, though Bessent was photographed Friday with a to-do list that included buying $5 billion to $10 billion of yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“If you just use a ‘soft’ day to create space and then just add more to your to-do list, you’re not doing yourself any favors,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The guys are supposed to be hitting Stone Mountain, but if Manny’s holey wife-beater, flannel pajama pants, house slippers, and scowl are any indication, hiking isn’t real high on his to-do list at the moment.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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