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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 rosters
The Jets, Giants and Cleveland Browns seemed to dramatically improve their rosters, though that tends to happen when teams make multiple first-round picks, including some in the top 10.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
So Washington may have to look to the remaining pool of veteran free agents or wait until rosters are trimmed to try to claim one off waivers.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Remember, 63% of NFL rosters last year were made up of players drafted on Saturday.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Football games might be won in the trenches, but great rosters are built on the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
During the three-day event that runs through Saturday, 32 NFL teams are picking which college players will join their rosters.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Two new teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Temp, have built rosters and are set to join the season.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Programs are spending tens of millions annually on rosters, creating an escalating arms race across conferences.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Carolina head coach Dave Canales generally keeps four quarterbacks on his 90-man training camp rosters.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
So Washington may have to look to the remaining pool of veteran free agents or wait until rosters are trimmed to try to claim one off waivers.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Remember, 63% of NFL rosters last year were made up of players drafted on Saturday.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Football games might be won in the trenches, but great rosters are built on the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
During the three-day event that runs through Saturday, 32 NFL teams are picking which college players will join their rosters.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Two new teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Temp, have built rosters and are set to join the season.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Programs are spending tens of millions annually on rosters, creating an escalating arms race across conferences.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Carolina head coach Dave Canales generally keeps four quarterbacks on his 90-man training camp rosters.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rosters
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But the ballyhooed prospects, the ones who earned spots on top 100 lists and were viewed as jewels of some of the Marlins’ biggest trades, are still trying to lift their numbers to respectable levels.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Two scouts had Rosario on their top-5 lists.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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The real estate online search giant, which offers both purchase and rental listings, looked at who was searching for a new place in February.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rosters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rosters. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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