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Recent Examples of queues
Tom Costello, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Back in Bangladesh, queues continued to snake around gas stations until late evening.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
There would be long flights, days in the sun of Delhi and in the potentially cold and rainy mountains of Rajasthan, dusty and packed queues to get into mosques and palaces, and time spent exploring street food stalls and markets.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Fans and politicians had intensified calls to examine Live Nation’s 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, after the company subjected Taylor Swift fans to hours-long online queues while charging high prices for tickets to her 2022 Eras tour.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Tickets for the Chicago Field Museum's Pokémon Fossil exhibit went live Tuesday, March 3, to an unexpected surge of customers, overwhelming the museum's website and creating hours-long queues.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
However, a separate cumulative traffic analysis, prepared in 2021 by the Navy for the NAVWAR redevelopment, predicts queues of more than 500 vehicles, equating to more than 12,500 feet, during peak hours at the metered on-ramp in 2050, after buildout of both the NAVWAR and Midway Rising projects.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
France’s match in Philadelphia, and Scotland-Haiti in Boston, for example, sold before some fans could get through digital queues.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Each year, the nation’s streaming services dump literally hundreds of original drama and comedy series into our queues, to say nothing of the cartoons, stand-up specials, and multipart documentaries on offer.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Travelers across the country reported lengthy TSA queues that snaked through airports, with some waiting one to two hours at security checkpoints.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Back in Bangladesh, queues continued to snake around gas stations until late evening.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
There would be long flights, days in the sun of Delhi and in the potentially cold and rainy mountains of Rajasthan, dusty and packed queues to get into mosques and palaces, and time spent exploring street food stalls and markets.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Fans and politicians had intensified calls to examine Live Nation’s 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, after the company subjected Taylor Swift fans to hours-long online queues while charging high prices for tickets to her 2022 Eras tour.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Tickets for the Chicago Field Museum's Pokémon Fossil exhibit went live Tuesday, March 3, to an unexpected surge of customers, overwhelming the museum's website and creating hours-long queues.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
However, a separate cumulative traffic analysis, prepared in 2021 by the Navy for the NAVWAR redevelopment, predicts queues of more than 500 vehicles, equating to more than 12,500 feet, during peak hours at the metered on-ramp in 2050, after buildout of both the NAVWAR and Midway Rising projects.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
France’s match in Philadelphia, and Scotland-Haiti in Boston, for example, sold before some fans could get through digital queues.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Each year, the nation’s streaming services dump literally hundreds of original drama and comedy series into our queues, to say nothing of the cartoons, stand-up specials, and multipart documentaries on offer.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dancers gyrated to his swampy guitar lines as a camera trailed the stage, zooming in Shaboozey leaning into a verse and DJ D-Nice, sporting his signature hat, behind the turntables.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gossip columns speculate about her future.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Organic Weed Control Techniques One of the cheapest ways to block weeds is to use uncoated cardboard or newspaper between garden rows.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The convergence of Iowa State fans to Power & Light or the sea of blue that overtakes downtown this week or the plethora of NBA general managers in the front rows offered enough of a reminder that Kansas City didn’t need.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Saad al-Kaabi said two of Qatar’s 14 LNG trains and one of its two gas-to-liquids (GTL) facilities were damaged in the unprecedented strikes.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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The reason for that is a surge in the cost of diesel fuel, which powers many of the trucks, trains and ships that transport products across a vast global supply chain.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Stock your supplies with keychains as cute DIY accessories, punch holes in bookmarks and attach strings of charms, or run your charm bracelet through your phone case for a simple strap.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2026
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That means that individual school districts like Blue Valley need to make up the difference from their own budgets to fill the gap, which can eat into money meant for other things — like the fifth grade strings program.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans tore into Democrats on Wednesday evening over what several GOP members described as squandering an opportunity to question Attorney General Pam Bondi about her handling of the Epstein files.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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According to Manus, its My Computer offering allows its agent to read, analyze, edit files, and launch or control applications on the machine.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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