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cue

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noun (2)

as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness

Synonyms & Similar Words

cue

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cue
Noun
That also cues thieves, who can intercept the radio frequency from your key fob and copy your code. Phoebe Wall Howard, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 And remember: Sadness is far from the only emotion that can cue crying. Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
One accommodation, the Rebel Suite, takes its design cues from the sea rebellions of Islay, full of nautical references, striking patterns, and bold green and blue hues. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025 Having concentrated earlier on painting, Grosvenor in the early 1960s began experimenting with plywood and two-by-fours, taking his cues from architecture. News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
  • Well, the timing certainly would line up, as the set is getting a clear extra push for this week.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, the details of Mamet's manila envelope scene line up perfectly with her last appearance on the show, which saw her character Joyce, a photographer who befriends Elizabeth Moss' Peggy, show off a series of graphic photos from a brutal crime scene.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unless Congress acts, American fliers are once again left to fend for themselves—refreshing apps, queuing at customer-service desks, and hoping their next flight takes off on time.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 5 Sep. 2025
  • People queue up at Trader Joe's during the Coronavirus Pandemic in New York City.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His view aligns with ideas put forth by Gerard O’Neill, the late physicist and Princeton University professor who posited that humans should aspire to live in gargantuan space stations that orbit close to home and spin to provide simulated gravity.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When those patterns don't align well with reality, the result is confident-sounding misinformation.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Abu Dhabi is gathering the DNA of Emirati newborns in a significant expansion of a national genomic sequencing project that aims to put the UAE on the cutting-edge of health care.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That growth is fueled by falling sequencing costs, rising employer spend on healthcare inflation, and demand from biopharma for richer datasets.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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