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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
In the summer of 2024, Rhode’s London photo booth attracted hourlong queues. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns. Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 The Mortuary More than 30,000 people will queue up to head through The Mortuary, one of the nation’s most frightening haunted houses. Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
  • Each page features full-color illustrations and only a few lines of text, making Xolo an excellent pick for reluctant readers, graphic novel lovers, and kids who’ve just begun to find their way into longer stories.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • With the Wild getting dominated in the dot in Thursday’s loss, Hynes elected to put Ben Jones in there to center the fourth line.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • When those pieces line up, conservation and development can move together rather than compete.
    William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And by the time Love motioned for Doubs to line up outside running back Emanuel Wilson instead of inside him on the right side of the formation, there were two seconds left.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Lavic displays and dramatic columns of ash.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • From the central atrium, the Grand Staircase -- a six-story ascent lined with around 60 monumental artifacts including statues, sarcophagi, columns and stelae -- culminates in a view of Giza's three famous pyramids.
    Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Somewhere around the seventh inning, the gaggle of small children in the house conspired, without adult aid or input, to turn off the lights in a bedroom, plug in a strobe light, cue up a trance song on the speaker, and begin to mosh.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Rather than nagging or framing missteps as failures, create initiation rituals that cue the brain to shift into work mode.
    Ana Homayoun, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Desperate to help her, Katie’s exhausted parents send her to a recovery centre, forcing her and her estranged mother, Tami to board a long-distance train bound for Washington.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Do not call 911 for non-emergencies like power outages, animal problems, or to file routine reports.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
  • An expert for the defense in the $40 million lawsuit filed by a former Virginia elementary school teacher shot by a 6-year-old student with a history of disciplinary problems testified Monday the assistant principal did not breach professional standards or act with indifference.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This one, boasting tight rows of eucalyptus and olive leaves, gives off a bohemian look, something a bit more laid-back than the cold-weather heavy cedars or pines.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Sherrill's victory marks the first time since the 1960s that New Jersey voters have elected a governor from the same party three terms in a row.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To find out if typhus was the sole culprit for the demise of soldiers, the authors of the new study used a method known as high-throughput sequencing, which can sequence millions of DNA fragments at a time.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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