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as in line
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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verb

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Recent Examples of queue
Noun
The zoo is expecting thousands of visitors, and set up a queue for the pandas by the Asia Trail entrance, across from the Visitor's Center. Plan for long lines and give enough time to reach the Panda House before the last entry at 3:30pm daily. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025 Due to construction of a new queue for the ride and the timing of the annual holiday overlay, Disneyland fans had not been able to ride the regular version of Haunted Mansion since the summer of 2023. Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
So get ready to queue up your favorite playlist and dive into organizing your space, one closet at a time. Melony Forcier, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Fans queued at the merchandise trucks to get their piece of memorabilia from Wembanyama’s first NBA game in France. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
Noun
  • 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
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • Always ask yourself this question to ensure that your data collection activities and needs line up with your obligations.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • And while the Tritons may be lined up for the first tournament appearance in school history, coach Eric Olen is keeping a level head.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And right beside the win-loss column — subject to your opinion of the person running the operation — there’s a skyscraper of either explanations or excuses.
    Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • It would be welcomed if Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would publicly express their individual opinions and solutions via a guest column in The Denver Post.
    DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For the other man, meanwhile, those initially disorientating dreams cue a release from the strictures of masculine expectations and self-image, demonstrated through his increasingly liberated performances in a local choir.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Throughout the 2010s, celebrities ran amok with political symbolism that cued to pro-Blackness and radical ideas.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The skirt also flowed behind Palmer to create a slight effect of a small train.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Known as the Rockaway Beach Branch (or Queens Boulevard Line) of the Long Island Rail Road, this right-of-way could facilitate the expansion of the subway’s M train.
    Paul Dreyer, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But as questions swirled around the February 2022 allegations of mishandling of records by Trump, Bloomberg News reporter Jason Leopold filed a FOIA request for six categories of documents.
    Jack Date, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mater Dei Catholic, seeded No. 12 in the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 playoffs, losers of 11 in a row and a team in turmoil after coach Jason Bryant was let go earlier in the season, followed by the departure of several key players, had no chance.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Red Sox went 81-81 last season, their fourth in a row without making the playoffs.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Whole genome sequencing confirmed the finding of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
  • And some have questioned whether preventive genome sequencing actually benefits people’s health.
    Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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