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 classic recipe relies on a short list of ingredients and demands a high-quality dark chocolate to deliver its rich, deep flavor.
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Internal free agents This is a short list.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
This sort of strong-arming — or, from Vanessa’s point of view, safeguarding — clearly hasn’t gone over well in Hollywood, where Vanessa has been climbing higher and higher on many filmmakers’ life-is-too-short list.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The effort helped put him on the short list for FBI director, and when he was selected to the post, Knight came along.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Internal free agents This is a short list.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
This sort of strong-arming — or, from Vanessa’s point of view, safeguarding — clearly hasn’t gone over well in Hollywood, where Vanessa has been climbing higher and higher on many filmmakers’ life-is-too-short list.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The effort helped put him on the short list for FBI director, and when he was selected to the post, Knight came along.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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