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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Its façade, featuring four columns and symmetrical architecture, is one of the most famous in television history.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The post-Modern design by Miami’s Arquitectonica comprises 25 colorful mid-rise towers, conjoined and elevated over columns, with gardens and elaborate amenities, including a beach volleyball court.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Past the neon lights of the midway and rows of food vendors, find the heart and history of the South Florida Fair — the agriculture area.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Videos appearing to show rows of body bags of those killed in Iran have emerged as anti-regime protests across the Islamic Republic stretch into a third week.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After a spate of violence in 2024 that included fatal stabbings and shootings on buses and trains and even a hijacked bus, LA Mayor Karen Bass, who chaired the Metro board at that time, ordered a surge in armed law enforcement officers.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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High-speed trains that will aid the bleeding country, carry it from the Umayyad age to the age of AI and back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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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Cash’s twist in Lost Lambs makes conspiracy a practice honed by young girls, the kinds of people at the center of Pizzagate and rap beefs and the Epstein files.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The president has recently come under immense scrutiny for his use of the military after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, his appearances in the Epstein files and his aggressive deportation agenda.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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