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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Kerr then didn’t have to answer questions pregame about his starting lineup of Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, Moses Moody, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The 39-year-old James, playing in his record-tying 22nd NBA season, was predictably in the Lakers’ starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The Warriors stuck with their starting lineup of Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis, expecting to give that unit some runway to start the season.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Either would have beaten last year’s starting lineup.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The 39-year-old James, playing in his record-tying 22nd NBA season, was predictably in the Lakers’ starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The Warriors stuck with their starting lineup of Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis, expecting to give that unit some runway to start the season.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Either would have beaten last year’s starting lineup.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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