Book
Book noun - A set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Short list and book are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short list" instead a noun "Book".
Short list
Short list noun - A list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen.
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Synonyms for Short list
Book and short list are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Book" instead a noun phrase "Short list".
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- The whammy occurs near the end of the book, when it's revealed that Harry had gotten wind that Grey, a mysterious shapechanger, was on Nicodemus' short list and hired him before Nicodemus could, and that Grey and Harry have been communicating in code and hidden subtext the entire book.
Source: Rewatch Bonus - Chekhov's Gun: A short list of examples, because the book is full of them: Emily considers using her last Escape tattoo in a01 when first imprisoned with Scout.
Source: Literature / Anachronauts
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