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
Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Morgan is paired with Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) — cue the romantic tension — and utilizes her photographic memory and life experience to bring an unconventional perspective to his caseload.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Take a cue from the Celine runways and pair them with a blazer, low-profile retro sneaks, and a silk scarf knotted around the neck.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Such beverages are easy to drink but don't provide a sense of satiety, or fullness, that would otherwise cue people to stop eating or drinking.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Morgan is paired with Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) — cue the romantic tension — and utilizes her photographic memory and life experience to bring an unconventional perspective to his caseload.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Their results indicated that bees used both odor and dance cues, and led Gould to believe that the dances constituted real communication.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Take a cue from the Celine runways and pair them with a blazer, low-profile retro sneaks, and a silk scarf knotted around the neck.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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Vandy isn’t going to line up and trade blows with Alabama.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
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Stout and the 49ers won’t know where Nacua will line up (or is going to wind up) until the second the ball is snapped.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike line-waiting at other Texas joints, though, queuing up at Snow’s is an experience unto itself.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Traditional family law can be archaic, inconsistent and not aligned with the realities of modern relationships.—
Julia Rodgers,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Creating reliable source of power This aligns with the Department of Energy’s goals for creating reliable, energy-efficient, and water-conscious operations to power the voracious energy demands of AI.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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PacBio says a single Revio can sequence about four entire human genomes in a 24-hour period for less than $1,000 per genome.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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The numbers aren’t hidden, any more than the DNA of humans is hidden from someone who had their genome sequenced.—
Nate Soares,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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