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Recent Examples of queues
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
Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.
—Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 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
The crowds thinned, the queues got easier, and the audiences lost their initial edge-of-seat poise, relaxing back into their seats.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
There were long queues to get in, and after dropping the first set, Tsitsipas belatedly started to feed off the crowd’s energy.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Check out the Disneyland Magic Key Buying Guide website for details on setting up a Disney account, payment information, pass upgrades, virtual queues, email alerts and making your first reservation.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The update stripped the app of some basic features, such as the ability to edit playlists and song queues, and many Sonos devices, especially older ones, stopped functioning properly.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.
—Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 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
The crowds thinned, the queues got easier, and the audiences lost their initial edge-of-seat poise, relaxing back into their seats.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
There were long queues to get in, and after dropping the first set, Tsitsipas belatedly started to feed off the crowd’s energy.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Check out the Disneyland Magic Key Buying Guide website for details on setting up a Disney account, payment information, pass upgrades, virtual queues, email alerts and making your first reservation.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The update stripped the app of some basic features, such as the ability to edit playlists and song queues, and many Sonos devices, especially older ones, stopped functioning properly.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
Noun
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Humans can also read between the lines, understand nuance, adapt to change and lend a listening ear in ways machines can’t.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some employers and employees remain unclear about where the red lines are and what happens when they’re crossed, says Jonathan Segal, an attorney and partner at Duane Morris in New York who specializes in employment law.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Everything about this rental is over-the-top, from the palm trees that flank the front door to the grand entry hall complete with marble columns, a sweeping staircase, and ceiling frescos.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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Place them in corners or tie around porch columns.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The experience ends at a vineyard table set between rows of Cabernet, where two vintages are paired with gourmet cheeses.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The photo, shared to the r/Weird community, shows two distinct sets of small prints, eerily human-like, with long fingers, smudged onto a black shelf beneath rows of art and history books.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People having to duck and dive on the trains and the buses, walking through the street, this is one case, but this is happening all across the country.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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Structured blazers and asymmetric white button-ups were juxtaposed with diaphanous maxi dresses, sculptural resin tops, and flowing trains that danced with movement.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Top your burger with the usual add-ons or special toppings such as hot bacon jam, onion strings or green chile queso.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Republican Representative Thomas Massie has repeatedly defied party leadership in pushing for the full release of the Epstein files.—
Martha McHardy
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The funds paid a small group of investigators to comb through old case files to search for clues.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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