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Recent Examples of queue
Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Allegedly, there are coins to be earned in the ride queues, although like many video games, instructions are not detailed and may require personal exploration.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
May 7, 2025 The Strana Telegram channel said some flights had been delayed for more than 13 hours with dozens of planes queuing on the tarmac for departure and passengers stuck on board without food or water.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Noun
The grand atrium of Harry Potter's British Ministry of Magic is re-created in the queue for the Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry attraction at Universal Epic Universe.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Allegedly, there are coins to be earned in the ride queues, although like many video games, instructions are not detailed and may require personal exploration.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Verb
Customers are already queuing, hoping to hit the slopes of some of the most coveted runs in the world.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
May 7, 2025 The Strana Telegram channel said some flights had been delayed for more than 13 hours with dozens of planes queuing on the tarmac for departure and passengers stuck on board without food or water.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Ash was ultimately taken into custody after traffic cameras and license plate readers put his SUV in the area of the prison several times since late April, which lined up with the dates the detection system observed a drone matching the suspect’s flying over the facility.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Despite these provisions, which were largely a win for the party’s right flank, their moderate counterparts still lined up to support the bill.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Social media may help create a lasting nickname that is more on the money than those that were coined by political foes, or from the editorial column of any paper of record.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Then, the outro of the song removes all percussion and cues heart-monitor-sounding synths that build up to a dreamy, Baltimore club–inspired drum pattern.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
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The films, which are cued as though musical elements, run the gamut of cinematic styles and periods.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The train tracks in the area run along a busy intersection with multiple lanes of traffic.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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After dinner, both trains offer live entertainment in the bar car.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Neither Blanco nor federal prosecutors have filed motions since the jurors testified, though they are expected to do so in the coming months with arguments about whether Patron should be granted a new trial.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Earlier this week, Robinson and his wife filed a $500 million cross-complaint against the former staff members.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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He’s won three batting titles in a row for three different teams.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2025
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After playing nine in a row through Wednesday, the Padres will have two 13-straight stretches before the end of June.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Working together with the Harvard University Herbaria — home to over five million botanical specimens — Future Society has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more than 150 years.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The growing ability to sequence the human genome and compare thousands of genomes to each other now yields endless complexity and simultaneous opportunity for discovery.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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