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Recent Examples of queues
Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Some of the most common causes for the delays were the gate not being ready, taxiway congestion, holding patterns, runway queues, crew or equipment delay and weather restrictions.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The ticket queues keep growing.
—Muddu Sudhakar, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
The cast member will ask about access needs and any challenges with extended waits in conventional queues.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Each step — project evaluation, funding approval, auditing — has piled up in endless bureaucratic queues, delaying production by years.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Interviewees expressed deep concern about how these tools might misread an employee’s mood, tone or verbal queues due to ethnic, gender and other kinds of bias that AI systems carry.
—Fares Ahmad, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
Having funds available on day zero, to be able to get in the queues and make deals with vaccine manufacturers is the single biggest thing.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
What To Know Fuel is running short in Bamako because of the blockade by JNIM fighters, with long queues forming at gas stations, according to residents.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
Japan’s prime minister has joined more than 50 of her fellow female legislators to push for more ladies’ toilets in parliament, saying recent increases in women’s representation have led to long queues for the bathroom.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Some of the most common causes for the delays were the gate not being ready, taxiway congestion, holding patterns, runway queues, crew or equipment delay and weather restrictions.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The ticket queues keep growing.
—Muddu Sudhakar, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
The cast member will ask about access needs and any challenges with extended waits in conventional queues.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Each step — project evaluation, funding approval, auditing — has piled up in endless bureaucratic queues, delaying production by years.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Interviewees expressed deep concern about how these tools might misread an employee’s mood, tone or verbal queues due to ethnic, gender and other kinds of bias that AI systems carry.
—Fares Ahmad, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
Having funds available on day zero, to be able to get in the queues and make deals with vaccine manufacturers is the single biggest thing.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
What To Know Fuel is running short in Bamako because of the blockade by JNIM fighters, with long queues forming at gas stations, according to residents.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The robotics race is quickly splitting along geographic lines.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Conceived as a modern tropical mansion visible to drivers crossing the causeway that connects Miami Beach to Miami, the house stood out for its tall columns flanked by nearly transparent white curtains from ceiling to floor, opening panoramically to the pool and Biscayne Bay.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wind upward between brick and sky, and the coast redraws itself — the Intracoastal with its rows of mansions, reefs dark in the distant ocean, roofs tucked in green.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Ringed by supporters and passersby who stood several rows deep, phones in the air, to catch a glimpse of the new mayor, Mamdani then acknowledged the weight of the current moment.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The companies did not share details, but some aviation experts told NPR that some cargo could be shifted to passenger planes, trains and trucks.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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While there are high-speed trains to Istanbul from other parts of Turkey, the easiest way to get there is to fly, as you’ll be deposited right in the heart of this sprawling megacity.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bieber’s matching barely-there thong was connected to it through a web of black strings on her stomach, showing off her abs and highlighting a pink bow adornment in the center.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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The car, a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado that was modified to include strings and frets, was driven once by Elvis Presley during a concert in Las Vegas.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Khanna, for his part, appeared in person on Piker’s livestream in December 2025, where the duo discussed the Epstein files and dynamics within the Democratic Party for over an hour and were largely friendly with one another.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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