as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones
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Recent Examples of cue
ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Take cues from indoor lighting and layer a variety of light sources on your patio for an ambient feel.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
But in Palm Springs—cue the high hedges—there was a sense of safety that didn't exist in LA.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Sara Mearns was missing her cues.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Take cues from indoor lighting and layer a variety of light sources on your patio for an ambient feel.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
The goal is to cue children that sleep is coming with a calm bedtime routine.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
But in Palm Springs—cue the high hedges—there was a sense of safety that didn't exist in LA.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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These contacts line up when the robot is properly seated in the base, so charging can occur.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Expectations don’t always line up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Londoners won’t queue for just anything, but the coffee and pastries at Jolene are well worth joining the line that often snakes around the corner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, expatriate Hungarians in cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and London—a smaller contingent, deemed unreliable by virtue of their exposure to cosmopolitan societies—must queue up at diplomatic missions.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some activities aligned with a slower approach could include baking, gardening, sitting with your kids and talking or coloring rather than looking at a screen, and putting comfort first.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2026
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The move aligns the Netherlands with what is allowed in the United States, where Tesla owners can already use the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) function in the cars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Using a new technology which enabled scientists to sequence all 20,000 genes in a person’s DNA at once, Musunuru and others began to uncover their secrets.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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But what if the larvae are dead or missing, there’s no high-quality DNA or there isn’t the time—or equipment—to sequence the flies’ genomes?—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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