wish list
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wish list
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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“I did my research and made a wish list of people that had taken photos of Miles; ones that I knew from album covers, and ones that I’d seen over the years,” Milgrom recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Manchester City's top-scorer Khadija Shaw is top of Chelsea's wish list but whoever they sign to replace Kerr will have enormous boots to fill.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Top of Trump's wish list will be business deals on agriculture, aircraft and other topics, with a host of top businessmen in the US leader's delegation.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
If you have a wish list of stocks or closed-end funds that you have wanted to buy if they go on sale, now is the time to get it ready.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
We keep walking and talking, building our missed-food wish list: Flaming Hot Cheetos, chocolate cake with real buttercream frosting, In-N-Out Animal Style burgers, Badmaash fried chicken, biryani, kheema paratha, samosas, food truck tacos, salmon sushi.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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