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Recent Examples of queue
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
But as the cards get more popular, road warriors are increasingly encountering crowds, long queues, and wait times.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Fans began to queue outside the ballpark more than six hours before the first pitch.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
These towns are not flush with money and have to do their best to triage which projects move to the front of the growing queue.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
But as the cards get more popular, road warriors are increasingly encountering crowds, long queues, and wait times.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
Fans began to queue outside the ballpark more than six hours before the first pitch.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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By morning, nearly six inches of fresh Colorado powder had settled over the car, frosting its sharp lines and futuristic shape like confectioner’s sugar on a pastry.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Oswald Peraza got the Angels' only hit in the third on a tailing popup down the right-field line, and Trout drew their only walk leading off the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cosplayers gather, stopping to greet one another, compare builds and line up for photos with each other.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Now, scientists wait for the ideal weather, technical criteria and orbital positions to all line up.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a column in the Times, Bret Stephens noted that the good will many Jewish Americans had assumed would be extended to them after October 7th never materialized.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her matte red lip and sheer pink looks paired with her signature voluminous locks (cue her Renaissance World Tour moment) will forever go down in history.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2026
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So here’s your sign (and mine) to cue up your breezy bottoms for spring.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Is there a chain of command things are alerted trains are stopped.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this case, being aboard a train at all owed more to politics than poetry.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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No charges have been filed as of Friday night.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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In a final response filed last week, Shelton argued that the county replaced what was effectively an outright ban with restrictions that still prevent ultralight pilots from accessing the airport.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Metayer family sat in the front row as speakers shared memories amid emotional moments, underscoring the profound loss felt by those closest to her.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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This is the second year in a row the WNBA has held an expansion draft after adding the Golden State Valkyries to the league in 2025.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But what if the larvae are dead or missing, there’s no high-quality DNA or there isn’t the time—or equipment—to sequence the flies’ genomes?—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 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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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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