high on the list
idiom
: considered to be a very good choice from among others
He is high on the list of possible candidates for the job.
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Here is a look a three free agents that should be high on the list for Buffalo.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
In the South, Memphis (11.8 percent) and Atlanta (11.6 percent) were high on the list.
—Matt Yan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
When Springsteen stops touring, sometime around his 100th birthday in 2049, and fans look back at the best shows of the post-reunion era, this one will be high on the list.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
Pieces about the deficit, the rising stock market, and tariffs were all high on the list.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
In the South, Memphis (11.8 percent) and Atlanta (11.6 percent) were high on the list.
—Matt Yan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
When Springsteen stops touring, sometime around his 100th birthday in 2049, and fans look back at the best shows of the post-reunion era, this one will be high on the list.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
Pieces about the deficit, the rising stock market, and tariffs were all high on the list.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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“High on the list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20on%20the%20list. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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