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Recent Examples of queue
Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
My disabled son also cannot safely tolerate the disruption and instability that forced separation and queue re-entry can produce.
—Kelsey Maurine Brickl, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Lacey Minot, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026
People queue up at a polling station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
By allowing some people to bypass the standby queue, Fastpass made wait times even longer for those who did not use the system.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
My disabled son also cannot safely tolerate the disruption and instability that forced separation and queue re-entry can produce.
—Kelsey Maurine Brickl, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
At over one mile wide, it is so densely punctuated by the monuments, houses, and collections that give Paris its alluring gravity that simply to queue up for chocolat chaud is to be immersed in its legacy.
—Lacey Minot, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026
People queue up at a polling station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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This photo was taken as the Artemis II crew flew over the terminator, the dividing line between light and darkness on the moon.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Yet, in between the lines stitching together the box score, the Knicks’ one-two punch has been growing closer, through the adversity that has been the 2025-26 NBA season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These contacts line up when the robot is properly seated in the base, so charging can occur.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Expectations don’t always line up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The white curved walls offset with those two Miami Beach electric-blue mosaic columns, a single rose and an ADT home security sign took my eye.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite its compact layout, the Vanguard also manages to cram a column of programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cue the music, cue the mood lighting, cue the warm smile.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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Her matte red lip and sheer pink looks paired with her signature voluminous locks (cue her Renaissance World Tour moment) will forever go down in history.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As an example, video taken in Austin showed a Waymo stop near train tracks as a train approached.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Riding on buses and trains in Seoul, Lee encountered electronic signs instructing riders on the etiquette of using public transportation.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Because the goal of the conspiracy was to file lawsuits, Garrison could not be named as the driver in too many accidents—that could expose the whole scheme.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to Ahlquist, the developers’ next step is to meet with the city ahead of filing an application.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
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Why hadn’t any of her producers and writers over the years—a murderers’ row including Tove Lo, Julia Michaels, and the duo Monsters & Strangerz, of the Max Martin school—struck the vein of her personality?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Clippers have won 11 of 12 at home against Golden State, including nine in a row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Using a new technology which enabled scientists to sequence all 20,000 genes in a person’s DNA at once, Musunuru and others began to uncover their secrets.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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But what if the larvae are dead or missing, there’s no high-quality DNA or there isn’t the time—or equipment—to sequence the flies’ genomes?—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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