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Recent Examples of queues
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Most of the others saw queues to get in because of their limited space.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
There have been reports of queues at gas stations and wider issues.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Waiting in queues can be agony for little kids.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The mountain bike trails are a muddy churn with hour-long queues at the top.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
However, with six figures in the Ticketmaster queues, some Arianators might not be lucky to snag tickets on the first go, making resale a better option to securing tickets.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The Las Vegas formula of maximalism—24/7 noise, crowds, queues, and constant spend—clashes with a mood that prizes sleep, space, and self-regulation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Most of the others saw queues to get in because of their limited space.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
There have been reports of queues at gas stations and wider issues.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Waiting in queues can be agony for little kids.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The mountain bike trails are a muddy churn with hour-long queues at the top.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
However, with six figures in the Ticketmaster queues, some Arianators might not be lucky to snag tickets on the first go, making resale a better option to securing tickets.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The Las Vegas formula of maximalism—24/7 noise, crowds, queues, and constant spend—clashes with a mood that prizes sleep, space, and self-regulation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
Noun
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The brand recommends connecting the home to your city’s main power, water, and sewage lines.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Based on the funky yet wearable nature of Nike’s spring-like columns, early-2000s Shox styles were quickly embraced in the lifestyle space by non-runners.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The first season of the show was the talk of the internet and inspired several newspaper columns about the exploits of Adam Brody’s hot rabbi Noah and Kristen Bell’s agnostic Joanne.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Laces run high through dense rows of metal eyelets, providing full ankle coverage.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The clashes with Nigeria are among a string of rows Meta has faced in Africa.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then came some tops and skirts in bulbous shapes — a clear nod to the cocoon silhouette that cemented Balenciaga in fashion history — as well as textured dresses, some with exaggerated trains that billowed with each step.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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To see the longest glowing debris trains, set your gaze 40 degrees above the radiant after allowing your eyes to adjust to the dark for 30 minutes.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s clinically shown to improve gum health, all while making the flossing process at home much easier than just flossing with basic strings or picks.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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In this campaign, the attackers improved the trick by hiding the malicious command behind long strings of spaces, so only the fake file path is visible to the victim.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The files came from the University of New Hampshire, which houses the archives of Barney and Betty Hill, the people widely considered to be the first alien abductees and from whose experience an entire genre was born.—
Ilana Masad
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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As on macOS, Preview on iOS is able to apply some basic edits to images, export your files in a variety of different formats, enter text and signatures into PDFs, and scan documents.—
David Nield,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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