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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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There will also be premieres for Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, the only documentary series in the lineup, created by Richard Brown and Tebogo Malope; Hansal Mehta’s Gandhi; and Norway’s Pål Jackman and Åse Kathrin Vuolab’s A Sámi Wedding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Anderson could have done more to dig into the bizarre kaleidoscope of Iranian revolutionaries in the 1960s and ’70s, showing us why the best and brightest of a rapidly advancing society would line up behind an obscurantist like Khomeini.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Though the Camaro has since been dropped from Chevy’s lineup, the high-performance ZL1 remains coveted for its potent 650-horsepower supercharged V8 engine.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There will also be premieres for Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, the only documentary series in the lineup, created by Richard Brown and Tebogo Malope; Hansal Mehta’s Gandhi; and Norway’s Pål Jackman and Åse Kathrin Vuolab’s A Sámi Wedding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Fans have lined up at Pop Mart stores and vending machines for hours, even traveling overseas to get their hands on one.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Anderson could have done more to dig into the bizarre kaleidoscope of Iranian revolutionaries in the 1960s and ’70s, showing us why the best and brightest of a rapidly advancing society would line up behind an obscurantist like Khomeini.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineup. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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