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noun

ˈkyü How to pronounce queue (audio)
Definition of queuenext
as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another join the queue to my left if you need to return merchandise

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verb

as in to line

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Recent Examples of queue
Noun
After an appearance at Nottingham—which fans felt had the look and feel of a royal appearance without being an official one—the pair are reportedly planning even more and taking queues for how official royals do things. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2026 At the loading dock, deliveries arrived in trucks lined up in a queue that had been planned a year in advance. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
The concourses are wide, nobody has to queue for long to use the toilet or grab a bite to eat and there’s plenty of legroom for those who want to remain seated. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Thousands began to queue up outside the event area near the Washington Monument, though the rain hasn’t completely let up yet. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for queue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
  1. line
  2. line up
  3. column
  4. cue
  5. train
  6. file
  7. row
  8. sequence
Noun
  • It was approved by voters into the county charter in 2004 in an effort to preserve the area’s rural character and prevent high-density sprawl from stretching toward the Brevard County line.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Crossing county lines between Sonoma to the south and Mendocino to the north, this area is so little-known, even to locals, that marketing experts have saddled it with the moniker Mendonoma, in an effort to locate it in the cultural consciousness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of line
Verb
  • Instead, the former Falcons offensive coordinator said the 49ers have discussed preparing some players to line up outside their usual positions because of the injuries.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The timing appears to line up with Mayer’s upcoming run of spring 2027 run of solo, full-band and trio shows at Las Vegas’ Sphere, which has expanded into a 21-gig spree slated to open on April 8 and run through June 12.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of line up
Noun
  • OutKick and Fox News Digital editors actually had to discuss what was OK to share in this column that would not stretch the boundary of good taste and editorial norms.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • McCormack rolled out floors made of limestone or granite, walls that were hand-plastered, and lighting that highlighted the grand room’s distinctive features, such as murals on high ceilings and grand columns.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of column
Verb
  • Additional sensors, including radar and passive radio-frequency detection equipment, can provide information to help cue the weapon toward potential threats.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of cue
Noun
  • Trump won his second term in office just days after the collapse of a new concrete canopy at a train station in Novi Sad, killing 16 people.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the populist had eroded since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • Customers filed lawsuits alleging Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Kate Whiteman, the woman who first filed a lawsuit against the men, died in late 2025 at age 45 in Australia.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of file
Noun
  • There are full-size Backspace, Delete, and arrow keys, in addition to a number pad and a separate row of volume controls.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This is Bates’ front-row seat to Maine’s unique economic hardship.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of row
Verb
  • In reality though, every genome analysis is influenced by multiple of factors, such as the reference genome used for comparison and the technology used to sequence the DNA itself.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Scientists can sequence a genome, but understanding environmental impacts requires psychologists to follow thousands of people for decades.
    — Jessica Craig, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sequence

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