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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Of course, the real story was not about Porzingis’s individual play but the reunion of last year’s starting lineup featuring him alongside Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday. —

Hunter Felt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Trade deadline acquisitions Eloy Jiménez and Austin Slater did little to pick up the slack and rookie Jackson Holliday never showed enough in the regular season to earn a spot in their starting lineup for October. —

Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024 The 21-year-old’s 37 first-half points tied the Magic’s franchise record for points in a half and matched the points scored by the entire Pacers starting lineup. —

Matias Grez, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 Trailing 63-57 at halftime, the Nuggets once again needed a jolt from their starting lineup. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starting lineup

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