Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To include on a shortlist.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
short list . - verb Alternative spelling of
shortlist .
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Examples
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There is a short-list, however, of some critters that I very much dislike.
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I am still hoping that Harold Koh will end up on the short-list and that he will be the next Supreme Court Justice. once upon a horse
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His breakthrough feature film, 12 Angry Men 1957 sits on my own short-list of all-time favorite pictures.
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There is a short-list, however, of some critters that I very much dislike.
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His breakthrough feature film, 12 Angry Men 1957 sits on my own short-list of all-time favorite pictures.
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His breakthrough feature film, 12 Angry Men 1957 sits on my own short-list of all-time favorite pictures.
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Utilities will tend to dominate a short-list of stocks that fit these measures, but there are some other decent candidates as well, such as AT&T.
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Utilities will tend to dominate a short-list of stocks that fit these measures, but there are some other decent candidates as well, such as AT&T.
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Although he may be on the short-list for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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The commission will publish a short-list of options this spring, which could help clear up some of the questions about the banks' fate.
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