short list
nounDefinition of short list
: a limited list of important items or individuals
especially
: a list of candidates for final consideration (as for a position or a prize)
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short-list
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The University of Oregon athletic director was not just the chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee but also popped up on the short list of candidates for the AD vacancy at Texas A&M. Mullens removed himself from consideration. — John Canzano, oregonlive.com, "John Canzano’s Top 25 most influential people in Oregon sports for 2019," 17 Aug. 2019 With nine games left in the regular season, she's done just that, putting herself on the short list of candidates for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. — Doug Feinberg, courant.com, "Former UConn standout Napheesa Collier having stellar rookie season for the Minnesota Lynx," 16 Aug. 2019 But that short list of dual-screen laptops should also tell you just how precipitous the concepts are. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Hands on with HP's Omen X 2S 15: The world's first dual-screen gaming laptop," 14 May 2019 The short list includes heights, driving over bridges, dogs, pain, nuclear war, death, alien abduction, roller coasters, and people. — Kate Fries, Good Housekeeping, "My Fear of People Has Kept Me Apart," 28 June 2015 The United States this week froze all Venezuelan government assets in the U.S., putting the country on a short list of U.S. adversaries. — Washington Post, "Turkey criticizes US freeze on Venezuela assets," 9 Aug. 2019 One partner suddenly choosing to stay up frequently after the other goes to bed at night is on a short list of red flags that could signify trouble for you two. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Married couple reflects on their illegal abortion," 31 July 2019 One partner suddenly choosing to stay up frequently after the other goes to bed at night is on a short list of red flags that could signify trouble for you two. — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Couple wonders whether to tell family about their illegal abortion in 1960s," 31 July 2019 One partner suddenly choosing to stay up frequently after the other goes to bed at night is on a short list of red flags that could signify trouble for you two. — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, "Ask Amy: We planned to keep our illegal abortion secret, but now this has happened," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'short list.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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