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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

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Recent Examples of queue
Noun
Why do people queue up for a $20 smoothie when protein shakes cost $3? Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Take a peek at the slate of TSSAA high school football games queued up for Week 1 play. Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
While the ride continued turning, the red carriage ran into the metal queue dividers placed next to the attraction. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 To date, the post, which shows the group of four gathering around the bathroom sink as if waiting in a line or queue, has racked up more than 394,000 views and over 94,000 likes. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
  • There’s not many teams that can put four guys that don’t start into the game [on the offensive line] and feel confident about going and winning a game, especially on the road.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The offensive line couldn’t keep Fields on his feet, and Fields often held on to the ball too long.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vandy isn’t going to line up and trade blows with Alabama.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Stout and the 49ers won’t know where Nacua will line up (or is going to wind up) until the second the ball is snapped.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Browns came into the game at 1-3 and looking to get back into the win column.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s my column on more Dolphins personnel missteps coming to light on Sunday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nicole Kidman wants to cue the spotlight on her beloved Nashville community.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Drivers try to extend their first stint, and DRS trains do emerge.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And on Saturdays in October, the Heber Valley Railroad becomes the pumpkin train.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a phone call with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette shortly after the petition was filed, Richardson mostly declined to comment on his own health and the recall effort.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Among the initial misdemeanor charges filed against Sanchez was public intoxication.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Where to stay The intimate, 39-room Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto, on the banks of Hozu River, gives front-row views of Arashiyama Hills’ kaleidoscopic colors in springtime as well as in autumn.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Take the front row, for example, where Russell was fitted with medium tires and Verstappen was on soft tires.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The numbers aren’t hidden, any more than the DNA of humans is hidden from someone who had their genome sequenced.
    Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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