first string

[furst-string] / ˈfɜrstˈstrɪŋ /

NOUN

group of starting players

Synonyms

WEAK

first team starters varsity

ADJECTIVE

first-rate

Synonyms

STRONG

fine first first-class/first-rate superior top-notch

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By his mid-20s, Jones had signed a three-record deal with Decca Studios, sharing a label with The Rolling Stones and cutting his first string of hits.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

All signs point to Trubisky, who has taken the vast majority of snaps with the first string.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Smythies says he was here in May 2019, when the first string of 60 Starlink satellites blazed across the sky.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021

Update: The Ducks are riding a three-game winning streak heading into Game 2 of their road trip, and if they win in Ottawa they would have their first string of four wins this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2018

This year nothing is keeping me off the first string.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

first string

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