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How to pronounce shortlist in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms short list
Type of list, listing
Type Words
Type of grade, order, place, range, rank, rate

Examples of shortlist

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Yet to my mind it's The Sisters Brothers that is the real find on the shortlist.
From the theaustralian.com.au
It was particularly humbling to be chosen from such a strong shortlist, he said.
From the guardian.co.uk
Select a shortlist of agents big and small and ask them what they can offer you.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Over 50 projects made the final shortlist, and the DoE then selected the top 28.
From the newscientist.com
This year's novel shortlist is striking for having no overlap with the Booker's.
From the guardian.co.uk
His name wasn't on the shortlist when the Kentucky job opened after last season.
From the dailyherald.com
Hmm. The Ka is an interesting recommendation and we'll put it on the shortlist.
From the nzherald.co.nz
This was suddenly derailed by Mortimer and a shortlist of two people was created.
From the smh.com.au
Weekend asked Auckland's four councils for a shortlist of their best playgrounds.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Put someone or something on a short list
  • Short list: a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
  • A short list is a list of candidates for a job, prize, award, political position, etc., that has been reduced from a longer list of candidates (sometimes via intermediate lists known as "long lists"). The length of short lists varies according to the context.
  • ShortList is the title of a free weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom which launched on 20 September 2007 . The magazine is the biggest-circulation men's lifestyle magazine in Britain with Mike Soutar, former editor-in-chief of FHM in Britain and Maxim in the U.S. as its CEO .
  • (Shortlisting) the process of preliminary assessment (or screening) of applicants to identify a smaller number for further assessment (see Assessment tools/methods). ...
  • The short-list is created by the IOC from the pool of applicant cities based on reviewing the questionnaires. If they meet minimum requirements, they become candidate cities and proceed to the final vote.
  • Once the deadline has passed for registering a 'bid' or 'interest', a list of bidders who have met the advertising criteria for each individual property is taken from the computer system. ...
  • As you browse the chalets and offers in this system, you can add them to a personal shortlist. It doesn't commit you to anything - it's just a way of keeping track of holidays you think you might like. ...
  • A reduced list of proposers (e.g., consultants, planners, architect/engineers, construction managers) who are judged to be highly qualified for the work to be done and who will receive further consideration in the professional service selection process for a specific project.