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Recent Examples of queue
Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Each Friday, a queue starts forming at dawn, Lorealbert Gutierrez, a 19-year-old with five relatives in prison, told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The queue at the elevator is endless.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Each Friday, a queue starts forming at dawn, Lorealbert Gutierrez, a 19-year-old with five relatives in prison, told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Thanks to the CoComelon YouTube channel, parents can queue up educational songs about everything from how to navigate all of life’s firsts to positive eating habits.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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Time lines in such cases are vital, and this one was stretching out.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Near the spires of the Duomo, the line for the Olympics megastore, sparse for weeks, now stretches into the piazza.—
Anthony Faiola,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
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But, to paraphrase one of Philip's lines, his column is fluent, eloquent, and almost entirely beside the point.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Blue squares of sky cut through the empty windows, while tapered marble columns create an optical illusion that makes the two-story structure even grander.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Someone cue the disco tunes, because Serena Williams is ready to boogie.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026
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Saka and Mikel Merino sparked the move with some crisp passing, enabling Arsenal’s front man to cue up Zubimendi.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Upon arrival, officers met with the train conductor and found the man who was hit near the Union Pacific-West railway tracks east of Western Avenue, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Built in 1978, the bridge frequently remains in the open position for marine traffic, closing only for freight and Brightline trains.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The union filed a grievance on Tuesday, alleging violations to a collective bargaining agreement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The union filed the complaint Monday in a Massachusetts federal court.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Jazz, 18-37 entering Thursday night’s game against the Blazers, will miss the postseason for the fourth year in a row.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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