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Recent Examples of queue
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
While standing in line, rebook your flight online Most people react to a cancellation by heading straight to the nearest customer service desk and queuing up to rebook their flight.
—Amelia Edelman, NPR, 17 June 2025
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
So to me, the real challenge is, first and foremost in the front queue, is the South China Sea with the Philippines.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland is losing its fast lane, meaning visitors will have to queue up for the ride.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
While standing in line, rebook your flight online Most people react to a cancellation by heading straight to the nearest customer service desk and queuing up to rebook their flight.
—Amelia Edelman, NPR, 17 June 2025
Verb
Renewables generate the vast majority of new electricity that’s come online in the past few years in the US and make up about 85% of what is currently waiting to be approved in the nation’s permitting queue.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
So to me, the real challenge is, first and foremost in the front queue, is the South China Sea with the Philippines.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Fans have lined up at Pop Mart stores and vending machines for hours, even traveling overseas to get their hands on one, CNBC reported.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The group has lined up 30 designers for its inaugural showcase in New York, including Chow and Osborne.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Coming up this Sunday Free Press in my Food, Wine and Dine column is a guide to one of my favorite uses of summer tomatoes: sandwiches.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In other news: Opinion: The bad decision to carry out two major transportation and utility projects simultaneously has roiled traffic in northeast Louisville, our Joe Gerth explains in his latest column.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Press the dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard to cue the chatbot to ask questions or get assistance composing emails or presentations.—
Sherri L. Smith,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
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The narrative mechanism that cues up that finale is weak in Ellison’s telling too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
Noun
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As state senator, in 2023, Melton created Senate Bill 434, which established a fund for the Lake County Convention Center, the blighted property demolition fund and new train station funding in downtown Gary.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The train filled with smoke and passengers were evacuated onto the platform, officials said.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Inmates sweating out the summer due to a broken air conditioning system claim correctional officers have denied their ability to file grievances over the conditions at a Plainfield prison.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
31 July 2025
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Liens can also be filed as a way to encourage businesses to pay more quickly.—
Audrey Ash,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels and two consonants in a row.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The goal for the two contestants — almost always a man and a woman, better known as Mr. X and Miss Circle — was to win three squares in a row by deciding whether the star in the square was telling the truth when asked a trivia question.—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Scientists are sequencing the genomes in brain regions that postmortem studies show are affected by CTE to understand which cells and genes are aberrant.—
Alice Park,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Notable factors include trunk movement during the backswing and follow-through, excessive lumbar extension, and incorrect pelvic movement sequencing, all of which may play a role in the development of low back pain among golfers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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