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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There are many causes of knee pain, and ligament injuries are high on the list.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Those things are high on the list evaluating quarterbacks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Here is a look a three free agents that should be high on the list for Buffalo.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Those things are high on the list evaluating quarterbacks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Here is a look a three free agents that should be high on the list for Buffalo.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high on the list
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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 14 Mar. 2025.
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