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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From there, Boston narrowed it down to a short list of 14 names with some ruled out due to trademark or other legal issues.
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Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Here’s a short list of some typical limitations: (2) Prompt Limitations
Limit 1.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
There's no short list of people willing to team up with Jey, including Sami Zayn and his brother, Jimmy Uso.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s the short list of what this state’s brilliant educational minds, who are clearly raising absolutely no teenage boys, expect to erase.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Here’s a short list of some typical limitations: (2) Prompt Limitations
Limit 1.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
There's no short list of people willing to team up with Jey, including Sami Zayn and his brother, Jimmy Uso.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s the short list of what this state’s brilliant educational minds, who are clearly raising absolutely no teenage boys, expect to erase.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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