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Recent Examples of queue
Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
New data center projects are dealing with grid connection queues of up to 5 years, and traditional power generation equipment, like gas turbines, to build dedicated power plants for new construction is also sold out for 5 years.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
From Thursday onward, long queues formed outside bakeries, pharmacies, and grocery stores as people prepared for the worst.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
New data center projects are dealing with grid connection queues of up to 5 years, and traditional power generation equipment, like gas turbines, to build dedicated power plants for new construction is also sold out for 5 years.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Thanks to the CoComelon YouTube channel, parents can queue up educational songs about everything from how to navigate all of life’s firsts to positive eating habits.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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Cubans already face constant blackouts and long lines at gas stations from a dwindling supply of fuel.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The producers and the author were doing kind of book events and the lines were like several times around the block.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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To line up every single day in the work and to do hard stuff with people that are committed, there’s nothing like it.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Their conclusions also line up with earlier work.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Saka and Mikel Merino sparked the move with some crisp passing, enabling Arsenal’s front man to cue up Zubimendi.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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To fully understand that, let’s cue the dissolving mist and go back in time just a bit, when the Panthers acquired two notable rookie wide receivers in the spring of 2024.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Commissioned by a non-profit called Clean Cities (and delivered by market research company, OpinionWay), the survey sought to understand how urbanites feel about public transport – metro, tram, train, buses and robotaxis – in locations like London, Berlin, Warsaw and Rome.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024, filed a motion to bar the death penalty in his case over a conflict of interest with US Attorney General Pam Bondi.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Alabama's begging bans blocked by lower courts After Singleton filed a class action lawsuit in 2020, lower courts blocked enforcement of the laws.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte is only 22-28 overall and still just 11th in the 15-team Eastern Conference, even after running off six in a row.—
Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The future five-time Super Bowl MVP was with his family, sitting five rows from the top of the stadium, badgering his parents to buy him an oversized foam finger.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, further scientific advances have allowed researchers to sequence high-quality DNA from her remains, revealing that she was, in fact, born in southern England.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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The researchers sequenced 182 melanocytes altogether, and found skin cells from tanning bed users had nearly twice as many mutations as those from the control group, and were more likely to carry mutations linked to melanoma.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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