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.

Examples of watch list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Preseason Butkus Award watch list linebacker Trey Lathan is dialed into blitzes and also covers the middle as the heart of the defense. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

This summer, Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound senior guard from Prior Lake, was named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list for the nation’s best interior lineman and was mentioned in a bevy of All-America and All-Big Ten teams. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2026

The paperwork behind that decision, published by FTSE that month, recorded the complaint that had put Nigeria on its watch list a year earlier. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Gibson tops the area’s Top 100 players to watch list after rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for watch list

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