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Recent Examples of queue
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s study indicated that PJM has had 64 energy projects, which together account for 5 gigawatts of production, in its queue since 2020 or earlier.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
Marina Harss, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Don't be afraid to queue a few of your jams and mix in some other genres to satisfy all your guests' tastes—barbecues don't play by the rules!
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Friday is the last day to see Pope Francis lying in state
Thousands of faithful will take the last chance on Friday to queue in the streets to see Pope Francis' body dressed in traditional garb and resting in a simple, wooden coffin.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s study indicated that PJM has had 64 energy projects, which together account for 5 gigawatts of production, in its queue since 2020 or earlier.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
In the back yard, hordes of patrons queued up to buy tickets.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Don't be afraid to queue a few of your jams and mix in some other genres to satisfy all your guests' tastes—barbecues don't play by the rules!
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Wong could return from the injured list as soon as this weekend, and the timing hasn't lined up for Grandal to be promoted from Worcester to this point.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The point guard lined up a corner triple, rose up and … bang.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Then, at 12:58, our final player in the drama is cued up.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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The producers cue up flashbacks to Kenya’s 2018 domestic violence PSA, reminding us that for all the glam and drama, these women are real — and relatable.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now in its ninth edition, the Europe-Latin America television and networking event takes place June 16–19 in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, just an hour east of Madrid by train.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Witnesses said there had been a crowd of people trying to maneuver around the train that night after a performance at the nearby Rady Shell venue.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Several other practices have filed lawsuits of their own, per the Times.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Libby filed her lawsuit against Fecteau to have the censure overturned on March 11.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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On top of getting your ducks in a row, May’s first quarter moon is here to help you fine-tune your daily rituals, tackle unfinished tasks and focus on your self-care.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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For the third season in a row, the Knicks are going to Round 2.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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At McGill, Avila-Cervantes performed the genomic sequencing that ultimately revealed big differences between the island populations and mainland counterparts.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Rivian employees will then kit and sequence the parts that will be moved to the main plant through an underground tunnel.—
Juby Babu,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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