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Recent Examples of queues
CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Skipping immigration queues and having someone guide you through unfamiliar terminals can make a noticeable difference, particularly in major hubs where congestion is common.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
Larger data centers, longer interconnection queues, grids absorbing demand that doubles on 18-month cycles while projects take seven years to connect.
—Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But as queues stretched beyond the one-hour mark over the humid weekend, online criticism ensued, much of it centered on how Givenchy failed to establish a relevant link between local breakfast culture and the brand itself.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
For fans, queues to fill up water bottles and stand underneath shower sprinklers lengthened throughout the day.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The move is aimed largely at families, who until now have often been unable to use the faster eGate lanes together because younger children didn’t qualify, forcing entire groups into slower staffed immigration queues instead.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Conditions have eased slightly in recent days, with shorter queues at fuel stations after the government increased supplies, but concerns persist across sectors.
—Julhas Alam, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Submitting a request is inexpensive, and developers often cast a wide net by entering lots of these queues globally to increase the odds of being accepted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Noun
In Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea and the traditional base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Reuters witnesses reported long queues at filling stations.
—CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Skipping immigration queues and having someone guide you through unfamiliar terminals can make a noticeable difference, particularly in major hubs where congestion is common.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
Larger data centers, longer interconnection queues, grids absorbing demand that doubles on 18-month cycles while projects take seven years to connect.
—Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But as queues stretched beyond the one-hour mark over the humid weekend, online criticism ensued, much of it centered on how Givenchy failed to establish a relevant link between local breakfast culture and the brand itself.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
For fans, queues to fill up water bottles and stand underneath shower sprinklers lengthened throughout the day.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The move is aimed largely at families, who until now have often been unable to use the faster eGate lanes together because younger children didn’t qualify, forcing entire groups into slower staffed immigration queues instead.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Conditions have eased slightly in recent days, with shorter queues at fuel stations after the government increased supplies, but concerns persist across sectors.
—Julhas Alam, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Submitting a request is inexpensive, and developers often cast a wide net by entering lots of these queues globally to increase the odds of being accepted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
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In this volume are all the wild, enthused lines, stoked for life’s daily mysteries, and all the tender elevations that we have been used to experiencing in the poetry of Eileen Myles!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The hotel sits inside the airport terminal with elevators leading directly to the security lines.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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These are the ocular dominance columns, described in the Nobel Prize-winning research of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel in the 1960s, whose recordings from cats’ (Felis catus) and macaques’ (genus Macaca) revealed that the visual cortex is not a neutral integrator of the two eyes’ signals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The supply chain runs mine to crusher to leaching tanks to solvent extraction columns to metal reduction furnaces to sintering presses — each a separate facility, a separate specialized workforce, a separate capital cycle.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Growing parsley between the asparagus rows makes smart use of empty garden space and boosts the productivity of the garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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Hulst, lined up in the second of two rows at the start, just over Serna’s right shoulder, got boxed in when the gun went off.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The trains would reach speeds up to 79 mph and stop in eight cities.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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More than 1,000 trains pass through daily, shuttling some 600,000 passengers onto Amtrak, NJ Transit, the subway or the Long Island Railroad.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Goodrich slowed the tempo and added layers of strings, harp and glockenspiel atop McCartney’s moody bass line.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In saving Becka, Agnes sacrificed herself by pulling strings with her own fiancé.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Texas’s secretary of state is responsible for administering voter registration files and managing articles of incorporation for local businesses, among other responsibilities.—
Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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On Wednesday, Perplexity said that its Personal Computer product will be available on Microsoft's Windows operating system, enabling the AI to connect to apps like Word and Outlook, as well as files on a user's device.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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