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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With his addition, the Jayhawks’ roster — and starting lineup — for next season is beginning to take shape.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Detroit’s starting lineup features two non-shooters in Duren and Ausar Thompson.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
When the Dodgers public address announcer read the Cubs starting lineup, Dodgers fans vehemently booed Crow-Armstrong, a trend that continued before each at-bat and again Saturday when he was announced pregame.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Luis Suarez, the 39-year-old Uruguayan legend, was in the Miami starting lineup for just the second time this year.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Detroit’s starting lineup features two non-shooters in Duren and Ausar Thompson.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
When the Dodgers public address announcer read the Cubs starting lineup, Dodgers fans vehemently booed Crow-Armstrong, a trend that continued before each at-bat and again Saturday when he was announced pregame.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Luis Suarez, the 39-year-old Uruguayan legend, was in the Miami starting lineup for just the second time this year.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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