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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
Speed up coding tenfold, and the queue moves to review, then CI/CD, then security drowning in AI findings, then SRE absorbing the blast from faster changes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Fuel rationing has been introduced in many regions, with hourslong queues of cars snaking beside roads. — ABC News, 1 July 2026
Verb
Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Since then, leaders of foreign governments have been queuing up to visit Beijing. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 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
  • Ildemaro Vargas walked on four pitches with one out, swiped second and scored on a 75-mph ball that Gabriel Moreno dumped down the right-field line for a double.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Given a three-run lead in the first inning, brought to the Dodgers by a wild pitch and Kyle Tucker’s two-run, line-drive single to left field, Sasaki seemed set up for success.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of line
Verb
  • For a team that doesn’t have a lot of experience in the receiver room, Samuel’s versatility could be a huge benefit for the Dolphins as his ability to even line up in the backfield could present problems for opposing defenses.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • After offseason surgery, Worthy should enter training camp closer to full strength, which will allow Reid to make use of his ability to line up all over the field.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of line up
Noun
  • The obvious — though not necessarily correct — assumption is that a big and dumbass engineering error is at fault here, a miscalculation that the structural columns of the old building would be able to carry the new stories on top and couldn’t.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 July 2026
  • In December a sportswriter published a column with an outright accusation of fixing the championship.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Definition of column
Verb
  • Sporting a nasty black eye — cue the Spurs injury jokes — sustained in their 2-2 draw with Japan, his World Cup debut, Van Hecke completed his medical in Kansas City, where the Netherlands are based.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Kiss sun damage goodbye, and cue the compliments.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of cue
Noun
  • Tons of sulfuric acid, used to process those minerals, are conveyed to the desert and into the mountains by train or in orange trailers.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Beyond Philadelphia, rolling farmland and wide-open fields come into view as the train enters Lancaster County.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • Now a union spokesperson says employees might file a complaint with a state board intended to protect public employees.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Frevola and Cutbirth have filed a separate lawsuit against the Florida House over its handling of the investigations, alleging that the investigative reports left out key details.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of file
Noun
  • One homer cleared the last row of stands in that section and bounced off the concourse in front of a bar.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The carrier said Tuesday that one of the rows on its Airbus A321XLRs will have an empty middle seat with a tray table for the aisle- and window-seat customers to share.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of row
Verb
  • Until recently, researchers typically used an approach called metabarcoding to sequence eDNA.
    — Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • University of Copenhagen paleoproteomics researcher Enrico Cappellini, also a co-author of the study, hopes the team will sequence proteins from other South African hominins, as well as species from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia in east Africa.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026
Definition of sequence

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