starting lineup
noun
: the list of players who are playing when a game begins
The manager has made some changes to the starting lineup.
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Need to get some new additions to our starting lineup ASAP to give Moyes the best chance.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
But the Red Sox haven't addressed any holes in their starting lineup.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Boston could trot out a starting lineup that could compete without making any additions there.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday in the Lakers’ 116-110 win against Memphis, Christie became the latest player to move into the team’s starting lineup — a search that began last season under Darvin Ham and that’s continued this year with JJ Redick.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
But the Red Sox haven't addressed any holes in their starting lineup.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Boston could trot out a starting lineup that could compete without making any additions there.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday in the Lakers’ 116-110 win against Memphis, Christie became the latest player to move into the team’s starting lineup — a search that began last season under Darvin Ham and that’s continued this year with JJ Redick.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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