punch list

noun

: a list of usually minor tasks to be completed at the end of a project

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Rodriguez staffers held weekly calls with Loud and Live to pore over a punch list of tasks to get the festival ready to open on April 25, including chasing down county permits, finalizing the design of a bull mascot and efforts to cut costs. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025 If adding square footage was at the tippy-top of the designer’s remodel punch list, treating it to a character boost was a close second. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 The cracks went on a punch list and were patched months later. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025 New Orleans Super Bowl prep is down to punch list items. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punch list

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of punch list was in 1955

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“Punch list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20list. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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