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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Add a third name to that criminally short list, Mikael.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Herro is also just the third Heat draft pick to make the NBA All-Star Game while with the Heat, joining a short list that also includes Wade and Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Between winning the Queen Of The Ring tournament and having a dominant five-month reign as WWE Women’s Champion, there is a short list of professional wrestlers who had a better 2024 than Nia Jax.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
His fastball is off a few ticks from its peak, but Cole's reputation as one of the more reliable power pitchers in the game still earns him a place on the short list of the game's premier starters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Herro is also just the third Heat draft pick to make the NBA All-Star Game while with the Heat, joining a short list that also includes Wade and Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Between winning the Queen Of The Ring tournament and having a dominant five-month reign as WWE Women’s Champion, there is a short list of professional wrestlers who had a better 2024 than Nia Jax.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
His fastball is off a few ticks from its peak, but Cole's reputation as one of the more reliable power pitchers in the game still earns him a place on the short list of the game's premier starters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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