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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Luis Torrens was scratched from Saturday’s starting lineup with a right forearm contusion and replaced by rookie Hayden Senger.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tigers’ starting lineup averages 23.4 years of age, including 25-year-old Chad Baker-Mazara.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Twenties are the new teens for college basketball, with Duke the only team remaining in the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a teenager in its starting lineup.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
When the Clippers starting lineup was on the floor together Wednesday, the New York Knicks outscored them by five points in 22 minutes.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tigers’ starting lineup averages 23.4 years of age, including 25-year-old Chad Baker-Mazara.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Twenties are the new teens for college basketball, with Duke the only team remaining in the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a teenager in its starting lineup.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
When the Clippers starting lineup was on the floor together Wednesday, the New York Knicks outscored them by five points in 22 minutes.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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