Definition of "shortlisted" [shortlisted]

• Simple past tense and past participle of shortlist. (verb)
• Placed on a short list (adjective)

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• "On 18th July, 100 couples were shortlisted from the entire lot of more than 10,000 applicants, based on the number of votes they received and the quality of their profiles and posts."
• "I must say that from the other side of the table, the most frequent reason for rejecting a candidate who has been shortlisted is simply that someone else interviewed better on the day."
• "Point Horrors on the back shelf; now they feature heavily in the titles shortlisted for the most prestigious children's writing prizes."