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short list

–noun
a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
Also, shortlist.


Origin:
1925–30

short-list

[shawrt-list]
–verb (used with object)
to put on a short list.
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short·list also short-list   (shôrt'lĭst')   
n.  A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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