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
Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Longtime backups may even be asked to break down certain clips of upcoming coverages or patterns beyond what coaches are preparing so the starter has less on his own plate, or to cue up past notes of familiar defensive tendencies just in case there’s a clue that will help solve a problem.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Taking a cue from French onion soup, this casserole takes all those iconic flavors and mashes them up with rice and meatballs.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
While mob bosses and the restaurant’s logo with its nod to Scarface himself, may not cue the romance bells for everyone, the menu is certain to draw couples together.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Longtime backups may even be asked to break down certain clips of upcoming coverages or patterns beyond what coaches are preparing so the starter has less on his own plate, or to cue up past notes of familiar defensive tendencies just in case there’s a clue that will help solve a problem.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The primary cue the body uses to synchronize this cycle to its external environment is light.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Taking a cue from French onion soup, this casserole takes all those iconic flavors and mashes them up with rice and meatballs.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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One fun quirk the Wolf Pack have leaned into is having its original starting QB, Chubba Purdy, line up as a tight end.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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Teslas line up waiting for security to clear the situation, but if resolution is taking too long, drivers are also trained to reverse their cars through entire tunnel and back to a station.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Fans began to queue outside the ballpark more than six hours before the first pitch.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Assistant Planner Sophia Depew said the project includes dual drive-thru lanes that can queue up to 26 vehicles, a walk-up window, and three parking spaces.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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If the stars align, Scheifele will pass Hawerchuk’s points total on the outdoor ice at Princess Auto Stadium next season, where Hawerchuk put on a show at the 2016 Heritage Classic against Edmonton.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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On foreign policy, particularly regarding the Israel–Hamas conflict, Quinnipiac reported that 41 percent of voters said Mamdani’s stance aligns most closely with their own, versus 26 percent for Cuomo and 13 percent for Sliwa.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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To find out if typhus was the sole culprit for the demise of soldiers, the authors of the new study used a method known as high-throughput sequencing, which can sequence millions of DNA fragments at a time.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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