cues 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cue
as in clues
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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cues

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noun (2)

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

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cues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cue
as in queues

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Recent Examples of cues
Noun
The technology can transcribe and translate speech, identify objects and scene content, and infer location cues from video. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Rather than relying on age, take cues from your toddler to establish when the time is right. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Duchess Sophie took style cues from Kate Middleton with a near-identical look on August 17. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 Face-to-face interactions are crucial for building trust, credibility, and reading subtle cues essential for major deals and long-term partnerships. — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Even shoppers who enter intending to buy a familiar product encounter packaging, alternatives, displays, and contextual cues at the moment of choice. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Chef Reneé Touponce, also a 2024 James Beard finalist for outstanding chef, focuses on inventive small plates that take cues from port cities from around the world. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Monitor size and variety-specific ripeness cues, as smaller tomatoes ripen earlier, and color changes vary by type. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 This Raging Bull’s additional wrath necessitated some styling cues to address that fact. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cues
  1. clues
  2. lines
  3. aligns
  4. indications
  5. queues
  6. hints
  7. columns
  8. suggestions
Noun
  • Instead of using p-tau217 and amyloid blood tests for diagnosis, Isaacson runs them to look for clues on how people are responding to treatment and lifestyle changes.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The practical implications of those changes need to be teased apart in future trials; however, the study did find some initial clues.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of clues
Noun
  • The show is leaning into its strengths, dialing up the madcap comedy and overlapping dialogue while keeping the story lines rooted in recognizable rites of passage for young people.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Tri-County acknowledged issues with tree branches touching power lines and committed additional resources for tree trimming and system inspections, while local businesses reported lost revenue from outages that often last one to two hours.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lines
Verb
  • The Project Ember site plan closely aligns with the location of a 153-acre plat that was conditionally approved by the Fort Worth City Planning Commission in mid-August.
    — Emily Holshouser August 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With a master’s in public administration from FIU, Avila is a college dean who earned $62,000 last year at a small online school, Doral College, a job that aligns him closely with the growing charter school movement.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of aligns
Noun
  • There are also indications that season 2 could increase its episode count from 9 to 10, though that hasn’t been set in stone yet.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Police are investigating the death, but say there are no indications of foul play.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of indications
Noun
  • Over the opening weekend of the Premier League season, versions of this conversation are ubiquitous across the country — in pubs, queues at burger vans, stadiums, online, at home.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • All automatically delivered, no queues, no paperwork required.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of queues
Noun
  • And given the lunar ice’s likely extreme age, Dell’Agnello says, tracing its history would offer hints about the origins of Earth’s water as well.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Recently spotted with her husband Justin in Beverly Hills, the model and Rhode Founder’s all-black ensemble was perfectly accessorized with hints of white — a light cardigan tied around her waist and minimalist flip-flops on her feet.
    — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • Some columns from that time showed more nuance or even compassion, including an opinion piece published by The Washington Post in February 2002.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Gates brushed aside the idea that his suggestions might draw pushback from the accelerationist voices in the tech industry.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggestions

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“Cues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cues. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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