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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This helps explain the UAE’s 2019 decision to join the short list of Arab states with full diplomatic relations with Israel.
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David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s usually not on this short list?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Billboard has gotten in on the speculation, with everyone from Swift to Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Drake, BTS, Bay area legends Green Day and Metallica and Jay-Z making our short list.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, Feinsand listed the Blue Jays on a short list of possible suitors for Houston Astros two-time All-Star Framber Valdez this winter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s usually not on this short list?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Billboard has gotten in on the speculation, with everyone from Swift to Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Drake, BTS, Bay area legends Green Day and Metallica and Jay-Z making our short list.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, Feinsand listed the Blue Jays on a short list of possible suitors for Houston Astros two-time All-Star Framber Valdez this winter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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