Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 58 whittled 42 nominating 42 vetting 42 narrowing 39 narrowed 39 selecting 37 pared 36 process 36 judging 36 finalists 36 trimming 36 assembling 35 trickle 34 handful 34 sorting 34 contenders 33 streamlining 33 slicing 33 crafting 33 candidates 33 tedious 32 hopefuls 32 entries 32 selection 32 interviewing 32 eliminating 31 winding 31 churning 31 picking 31 tweaking 31 compiling 31 counting 30 selections 30 cutting 30 shortlist 30 plowing 30 submissions 30 nominees 29 figuring 29 carving 29 dozens 29 choosing 29 select 29 downsizing 29 squeezing 29 arduous 29 contestants 29 applicants 29 purge 29 caucuses 28 primaries 28 grinding 28 search 28 Selection 28 earnest 28 seeding 28 culled 28 cracking 27 nominations 27 stripping 27 dozen 27 grind 27 drafting 27 elimination 27 winners 27 shifting 27 overhauling 27 scouring 27 presidential nomination 27 determining 27 consolidating 26 eliminated 26 choices 26 experimentation 26 weed 26 cumbersome 26 laying 26 turning 26 assigning 26 fewer 26 separating 26 making 26 trimmed 26 auditions 26 lesser 26 deliberations 26 shrinking 26 shuffled 26 removing 26 permitting 26 digging 26 deliberation 26 shutting 26 scaling 25 balloting 25 shrunk 25 reviewing 25 dwindled 25 imperfect 25 submitting 25 budgeting