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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
Along with being among its first visitors, guests of Universal's new Epic Universe theme park can also bypass long-ride queues. Samantha Neely, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 In the competitive and sometimes deliberately opaque world of teenage recruitment, Nottingham Forest and Celtic are said to be at the head of a lengthening queue for O’Sullivan’s signature. Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Modern digital queue systems allow passengers to request tender slots through mobile apps rather than queuing physically, streamlining the process further. David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Shareholders queued out the door to get a seat in the Drake Suite at Stamford Bridge for the annual general meeting of Chelsea Pitch Owners (CPO) — the fan group which owns the freehold of the stadium and the name Chelsea FC — in January. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Mar. 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
  • On a recent weekday afternoon, debris trucks lined up for several hundred yards outside the weigh station at Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The next day, on Holy Saturday, families lined up for meals around the church block.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Of the 22 columns, 12 were profitable and 12 beat the index.
    John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Submit your questions here and Joe Buscaglia will answer them in his mailbag column.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then, cue the tears—Drew gets emotional about being separated from Ralph, but honestly… why add more stress by getting tangled up in this Dennis situation?
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
  • During a challenge, spectators often clap rhythmically in anticipation as the Hawk-Eye official cues up the replayed trajectory.
    Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The vast majority of those from San Diego were sent by train to the Santa Anita racetrack in Los Angeles County, a holding place for thousands being relocated from around Southern California.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fans still go crazy for Braun Strowman’s running train attack.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No charges were filed against Darvish as of April 13.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The lawsuit was initially filed against Meta — then called Facebook — in 2020, during Mr. Trump's first term, before being amended in 2021.
    Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Crabgrass preventer products must be applied before crabgrass begins to germinate after soil temperatures reach 55 degrees Fahrenheit for several days in a row.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • This is the fourth time in a row that the Clippers played the Nuggets in a playoff game and lost despite leading by double digits.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In 2003, the human genome was sequenced—Church’s own DNA was the first to be publicly released.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • For this de-extinction project, Shapiro and her colleagues returned to two dire wolf fossils sequenced in that original paper: A 13,000-year-old tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, and a 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from American Falls, Idaho.
    Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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