1
a
: a list of players taking part in a game (as of baseball)
the starting lineup
b
: the players on such a list
2
a
: an alignment (as in entertainment or politics) of persons or things having a common purpose, distinction, or bond
the show's star-studded lineup
b
: line sense 11
the new lineup of fall fashions
c
: a television programming schedule
tonight's lineup of programs
3
: a line of persons arranged especially for inspection or for identification by police
was asked to pick her attacker out of a lineup
lined up; lining up; lines up
1
: to assume an orderly linear arrangement
line up for inspection
2
: to align oneself
he lined up with the liberals against the bill
Examples of lineup in a Sentence
Noun
The team has a powerful lineup.
The networks all had different lineups for the new season.
She was asked to pick her attacker out of a lineup.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
That forced Borom into the starting lineup, and the Dolphins have Smith and Daniel Brunskill competing for the starting right guard spot after Smith was benched in the second half of the Bills loss last week.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Andrew Mendez, Georgia Hall and Agnee Ghosh, Bloomberg Satish, a graduate student from India studying in San Francisco, thought this fall would be about finishing his business degree and then lining up an H-1B visa, the work permit that’s become a mainstay for skilled immigrants in the US.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With a lineup full of sluggers like Raleigh, Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor, Julio Rodriguez and more, the Mariners have a better than good chance of making a deep run in the playoffs for the first time in 24 years.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
That forced Borom into the starting lineup, and the Dolphins have Smith and Daniel Brunskill competing for the starting right guard spot after Smith was benched in the second half of the Bills loss last week.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Red Sox have not announced their starters for the final weekend against the Tigers, but Kyle Harrison would be lined up to start Friday, Connelly Early on Saturday and Giolito on Sunday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Andrew Mendez, Georgia Hall and Agnee Ghosh, Bloomberg Satish, a graduate student from India studying in San Francisco, thought this fall would be about finishing his business degree and then lining up an H-1B visa, the work permit that’s become a mainstay for skilled immigrants in the US.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineup. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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lineup
1 of 2 noun
line·up
ˈlī-ˌnəp 
1
: a line of persons arranged especially for identification by police
2
a
: a list of players taking part in a game (as baseball)
b
: the players on such a list
line up
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)lī-ˈnəp
1
: to come together or arrange in a line or rows
line up for inspection
2
: to put into alignment
line up the edges so they are even
line up the decimal points before adding or subtracting
3
: to arrange for
lined up support for the candidate
lined up a summer job
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