queuing

verb

variants or queueing
present participle of queue
as in lining

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  1. aligning
  2. filing
  3. prioritizing
  4. placing
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  • For years, aligning marketing and sales has been one of the most persistent priorities in commercial leadership—and one of the hardest to achieve.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, Nvidia’s purchase of Hugging Face allows the AI chip giant to go on the offensive by further aligning open-source LLM development with the Nvidia ecosystem, while also playing defense by keeping the platform out of competitors’ hands.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of aligning
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  • The petitioners, primarily represented by Adam Pauley, responded in filing a document requesting the board to strike the objections.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In 1981, after filing an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint, Shulman became a jumper.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of filing
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  • The Debut, in prioritizing style, humor and outrageous plot turns over complex emotionality, would seem to side with Jerry.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Upright and cordless vacuums have long used seals to aid suction, but robot vacuums haven’t; instead, prioritizing mobility, efficiency, and battery life.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of prioritizing
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  • Traffic lights were out at about 80 intersections, so city workers were using generators and placing stop signs at those intersections, the statement said.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hours later, her parents were arrested in Carter County, Tennessee — more than 350 miles away — and charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Queuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queuing. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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