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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Here's your family watch list for the weekend of June 27.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 26 June 2025
In July, Netflix has so many great options, but for the sake of a doable watch list, here are five standouts.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Here's your family watch list for the weekend of May 16.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 15 May 2025
Surveillance around me intensified, and I was placed on the Fourth Schedule, an anti-terror watch list typically reserved for hardened militants, and which restricts the movement and activities of the listed.
—Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 26 June 2025
In July, Netflix has so many great options, but for the sake of a doable watch list, here are five standouts.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Here's your family watch list for the weekend of May 16.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 15 May 2025
Surveillance around me intensified, and I was placed on the Fourth Schedule, an anti-terror watch list typically reserved for hardened militants, and which restricts the movement and activities of the listed.
—Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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