short list
noun
a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
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short listnouna list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
Example Sentences
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House of Representatives and was on former President Joe Biden’s shortlist for a running mate in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Milton Keynes Gallery director Anthony Spira said people outside the city would be surprised to see it on the shortlist because of "negative external perceptions"
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Milton Keynes, like Wrexham in Wales which is also on the shortlist, was made a city in 2022 as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Documentary branch voters, using a preferential voting system, annually produce a shortlist of 15 movies, announced in mid-December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The book has become shrouded in suspicion and been withdrawn from the shortlist for France's top book prize, the Goncourt, after tests with AI detector Pangram indicated a 100 percent probability it contained computer-generated text.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
