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
Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Climate signals cue migration and nesting.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
To fully understand that, let’s cue the dissolving mist and go back in time just a bit, when the Panthers acquired two notable rookie wide receivers in the spring of 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
That chorus is your cue to start looking up.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Climate signals cue migration and nesting.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Saka and Mikel Merino sparked the move with some crisp passing, enabling Arsenal’s front man to cue up Zubimendi.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
To fully understand that, let’s cue the dissolving mist and go back in time just a bit, when the Panthers acquired two notable rookie wide receivers in the spring of 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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The kickoff team’s players will line up at the opponent’s 45-yard line instead of the 40, and the receiving team’s blockers will move 5 yards in the same direction as well, creating more room for the returners.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Popularized and virtually perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles, the tush push is a short-yardage play in which two offensive players line up behind the quarterback and push him forward once the ball is snapped.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People queue up at a polling station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Remodels are coming for all 600 Sam’s Club locations and customers will no longer have to queue in busy and crowded checkout areas.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The team used a durable industrial plastic called nylon‑11 that, unlike common nylons, can generate electricity from pressure when its molecules are carefully aligned, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The difficulty lies in aligning financial reality, operational necessity, and emotional desire into a decision that makes sense five and 10 years from now.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Senior author Louise van der Weyden, a staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in England, and a team of researchers sequenced the genomes of tumors from almost 500 domestic cats.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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While many resources and efforts were made to sequence DNA through the Human Genome Project, sequencing RNA and its many modifications remains a challenging task.—
Marlene Belfort,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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