as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the roster of subscribers to the journal
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Recent Examples of roster
State of The Saints’ Quarterback Room With the Saints previous starter officially off the roster, Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and Tyler Shough are the team’s remaining quarterback options.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The lefty pitched for the Twins between 2020-22 and returned as a minor league free agent in 2023, fighting to make the roster in spring training.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Had the roster been better constructed or if there weren’t so many positional logjams, the Red Sox could have avoided all of the Devers drama and maybe also found a way to get Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer to the big leagues by now, too.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Frost has revamped the roster by avoiding the pitfalls of focusing too much on star players and rankings.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The lefty pitched for the Twins between 2020-22 and returned as a minor league free agent in 2023, fighting to make the roster in spring training.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Had the roster been better constructed or if there weren’t so many positional logjams, the Red Sox could have avoided all of the Devers drama and maybe also found a way to get Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer to the big leagues by now, too.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Frost has revamped the roster by avoiding the pitfalls of focusing too much on star players and rankings.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roster
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First up on Henry’s list was Tia Williams’ A Love Song for Ricki WIlde.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Spoelstra is also already the winningest head coach in franchise history in both the regular season (787 wins) and playoffs (110 wins), passing Riley on both lists.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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While some companies have sold plug-in solar devices in the US without a UL listing, the company’s seal of approval typically is a prerequisite for selling products on the wider market.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty The listing photo shows a second bedroom with a crib and a rocker very useful to new parents trying to quiet a baby.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 May 2025
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roster. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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