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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Thibodeau relied far too heavily on his starting lineup.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
But the Celtics now have lost a second member of that starting lineup for at least part of next season, with All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum having surgery after an Achilles tendon injury in the loss to the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Shortly before the start of the second game of the four-game series between the NL East division rivals, Thomson told reporters that Castellanos would be withheld from Tuesday's starting lineup.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Veteran guard Sydney Colson, who slid into Indiana’s starting lineup with Clark out, had 10 points, getting cleaner looks alongside her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
But the Celtics now have lost a second member of that starting lineup for at least part of next season, with All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum having surgery after an Achilles tendon injury in the loss to the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Shortly before the start of the second game of the four-game series between the NL East division rivals, Thomson told reporters that Castellanos would be withheld from Tuesday's starting lineup.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Veteran guard Sydney Colson, who slid into Indiana’s starting lineup with Clark out, had 10 points, getting cleaner looks alongside her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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