watch list
noun
: a list of people or things that are being closely watched because they are likely to do or experience bad things in the future
The animals are on a watch list of species that could become extinct soon.
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Drop your comments below if G20 will be on your watch list.
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Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 12 Feb. 2025
With its links to neo-Nazi groups, the AfD is on German intelligence agencies’ extremism watch list.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Here's your new and exclusive peek at 15 upcoming streaming movies to put on your watch list this year:
Join our Watch Party!
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The overflow menu not only gives you access to your account, profile preferences, and help resources, but also to your watch list, viewing history, and Mubi’s Browse section.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 12 Feb. 2025
With its links to neo-Nazi groups, the AfD is on German intelligence agencies’ extremism watch list.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Here's your new and exclusive peek at 15 upcoming streaming movies to put on your watch list this year:
Join our Watch Party!
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The overflow menu not only gives you access to your account, profile preferences, and help resources, but also to your watch list, viewing history, and Mubi’s Browse section.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watch list
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“Watch list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20list. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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