to-do
Americannoun
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to-dos
plural
noun
Synonym Usage
See ado.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of to-do
before 900; Middle English, Old English; noun use of infinitive phrase; see to, do 1, ado
Example Sentences
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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
The budget, as big as it is, is only one item on the executive's to-do list before the assembly dissolves in March ahead of the election.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
It still worked through a to-do list that included everything from menu changes to reining in corporate expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Add solving those problems to Ms. Fujimori’s to-do list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
I put a bigger glob of the ointment on it, hoping that will clear it up, and add a note to my to-do list to monitor it, before scrolling through my notifications.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Chulpaeff grew up in Los Angeles, but even the big to-dos within her Russian Jewish community didn’t match what she sees at parties now.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
General manager Rob Blake has a list of to-dos this offseason to make the Kings serious contenders this upcoming season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Other helpful features include a food portion calculator, pet-related to-dos, and access to Whistle’s televet service.
From The Verge ● Jun. 12, 2022
When they had big to-dos old master sent mama over there.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration
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