queues 1 of 2

noun

plural of queue
as in lines
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another join the queue to my left if you need to return merchandise

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queues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of queue
as in cues

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Recent Examples of queues
Noun
The attention has gone to agents that go and do things, releasing payments, working collections queues, closing the books. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Continuing Biki Oberoi’s tradition, The Oberoi Mumbai eschews buffet breakfasts in favour of tableside service, thereby foregoing queues or crowded counters. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 Over the opening weekend of the Premier League season, versions of this conversation are ubiquitous across the country — in pubs, queues at burger vans, stadiums, online, at home. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 All automatically delivered, no queues, no paperwork required. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The huge queues in northern Italy’s Val di Fassa valley is all because of a $4 pastry, which has been promoted by food bloggers and influencers on social media. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Despite ongoing hurdles around interconnection queues and grid congestion, the scale of deployment shows developers are overcoming technical and regulatory barriers to support rising electricity demand from data centers and electrification. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026 Several airports including in Paris and Amsterdam have temporarily switched off biometric collection and resorted to manual processing as a result of queues. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
  1. lines
  2. columns
  3. rows
  4. trains
  5. strings
  6. files
Noun
  • Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Magnus had almost entirely eradicated the type of commentary that divided fans along political and racial lines.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lines
Noun
  • But since they’re still required by the rules to play all 27 outs, the Phillies just keep hijacking these Weird and Wild columns.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And the Arverne Pier Theater wore its neoclassical inspirations on its sleeve, complete with Corinthian columns and a half-round pediment.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs.
    — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Richard Olenick and Juan Mejia were more than halfway through the flight when a man two rows behind them in the first-class section started to become belligerent, Olenick said.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Gasoline gets more of the attention because of the consumer impact, but diesel powers trucks, tractors, trains, boats and construction vehicles at the heart of the modern economy.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some public transit buses and trains also run on diesel — and diesel generators are often used for backup or emergency power, if not central electricity sources in some remote parts of the world.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of trains
Noun
  • Many bettors use nonsensical pseudonyms or random strings of letters and numbers for their aliases.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Buildings strewn with strings of lightbulbs at the World’s Fair in 1893.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of strings
Noun
  • This time, there is no First Look Report — the raw data files are the primary sources of information.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Under Romanian law, the indictment gets sent to a preliminary court chamber, where a judge will inspect the case files to ensure legality.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of files

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“Queues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queues. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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