short list
noun
: 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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Two names on the short list would be Casey Bloys and Channing Dungey.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 June 2025
With his current trek, Lamar joins Jay-Z and Eminem on the short list of hip hop artists who co-headlined stadium tours in North America.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The leading position for FAU reflects what multiple sources say is the increasingly fading position for Florida International University, the other state school on the short list of potential Trump library sites.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Asuma and Crocker-Johnson and perhaps Willis are on the short list of players who will be called in to provide it.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 June 2025
With his current trek, Lamar joins Jay-Z and Eminem on the short list of hip hop artists who co-headlined stadium tours in North America.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The leading position for FAU reflects what multiple sources say is the increasingly fading position for Florida International University, the other state school on the short list of potential Trump library sites.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Asuma and Crocker-Johnson and perhaps Willis are on the short list of players who will be called in to provide it.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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