murderers' row

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A team with an exceptionally talented group of players, or that group of players.

2. 2

   Any ensemble which comprises exceptional individuals.

   • The cast was a murderers' row, with five Oscar winners in supporting roles.
   • Reuniting with a murderers’ row of similarly wizened crime-movie veterans, Scorsese hasn’t just returned to reclaim the genre he nearly perfected. He’s come to bury it, too
3. 3

   The batting lineup of certain New York Yankees teams in the early twentieth century, most…

   The batting lineup of certain New York Yankees teams in the early twentieth century, most notably the 1927 team.

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   1. 4

      A group of middleweight boxers in the 1940s.

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