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"a shortlist of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to a list of things that have been narrowed down from a larger selection. For example, "We created a shortlist of five potential candidates for the job."
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Together they made a shortlist of candidates.
Collaboratively identify a shortlist of values.
This time a shortlist of five emerged.
There was a shortlist of 10 names.
There was a shortlist of eight people.
Finally, a shortlist of 12 emerged.
It could be a shortlist of one, it could be a shortlist of three or four.
I would love a shortlist of paintings one year.
It has chosen nine instruments from a shortlist of 33.
A shortlist of bidders will be announced in January.
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The UK government has issued a shortlist of aerodromes that could host a UK spaceport.
More suggestions(21)
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a roll of
a docket of
a schedule of
a playlist of
a litany of
a selection of
a delisting of
a formulary of
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