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
The defense is lagging, the roster is lacking and nobody seems to know what to do about it.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Ex-Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder was promoted to Green Bay’s active roster for the wild-card playoff game.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The hockey tournament at Milan Cortina Olympic Games next month will be littered with Sharks after Pavol Regenda was named Thursday to Slovakia’s roster.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
An expansion draft needs to take place for new teams Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo to fill up their rosters.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Ex-Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder was promoted to Green Bay’s active roster for the wild-card playoff game.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The hockey tournament at Milan Cortina Olympic Games next month will be littered with Sharks after Pavol Regenda was named Thursday to Slovakia’s roster.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
An expansion draft needs to take place for new teams Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo to fill up their rosters.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roster
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Other events and leagues could be added to the list in the future, the cable said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Needham compiled its list by polling researchers for their ideas about which stocks would outperform in 2026.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The listing closes by saying no one should approach the island without approval.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Developers are independently deploying different assets other than cryptocurrencies to trade on the blockchain, including listings tied to the prices of stocks of major corporations like NVIDIA and Google.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Roster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roster. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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