as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones
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Recent Examples of cue
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead of relying on your memory, labels serve as visual cues for where things can be found and returned.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
End the Night with a Classic After dinner, cue up A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for a viewing that will take everyone straight back to childhood.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Embarrassment could have been a factor in the rash decision, but Trump is not a man who appears to be afflicted by that particular emotion, which takes its cue from a certain amount of self-awareness and humility.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead of relying on your memory, labels serve as visual cues for where things can be found and returned.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
So get out something to take notes with and cue the nostalgia.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
End the Night with a Classic After dinner, cue up A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for a viewing that will take everyone straight back to childhood.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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After a run of three losses in four fights, Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs) defeated Anthony Velazquez by unanimous decision in December, and reportedly will line up another fight prior to fighting Spence.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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And, unlike with apples — a Honeycrisp and a Red Delicious are easy to line up side by side — medical services are hard to compare.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Remodels are coming for all 600 Sam’s Club locations and customers will no longer have to queue in busy and crowded checkout areas.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2025
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Three days a week, locals queue up in front of the building, sometimes waiting over an hour, to receive free groceries.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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The original composition leaned toward brightness and energy, aligning with a period that favored clarity and freshness.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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In terms of bedroom design, the crisp feel of percale cotton sheets aligns with a modern, even minimalist bedroom aesthetic that appreciates a clean design.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
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While many resources and efforts were made to sequence DNA through the Human Genome Project, sequencing RNA and its many modifications remains a challenging task.—
Marlene Belfort,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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Judgment, sequencing, and context—long considered unscalable—can now be captured and shared.—
John Sviokla,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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