as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones
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Recent Examples of cue
Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Use common sense, take cues from the protest organizers, and keep your safety and the safety of others around you in mind.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Roll down the car windows, cue the yacht rock, and hit the Overseas Highway to explore these new spots in the Florida Keys.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The cryptocurrency has been taking its cues from the equities market, with traders looking for any signs of clarity around the Trump administration’s tariff plans, absent crypto specific growth drivers.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Use common sense, take cues from the protest organizers, and keep your safety and the safety of others around you in mind.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Mary Jo wanted to never forget what almost was, so Marcus cued her to write Georgia’s name on the wall of their home.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Roll down the car windows, cue the yacht rock, and hit the Overseas Highway to explore these new spots in the Florida Keys.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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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
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The next day, on Holy Saturday, families lined up for meals around the church block.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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That was likely the reason for a long line of customers queuing up to test drive, pick up, or purchase the new Y.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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That part was new — CSU hadn’t won a conference tourney since 2003, so fans of all ages queued up for selfies with the Rams’ latest hardware.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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The women are aligned on one thing: Kenya’s takedown was more than petty—it was premeditated.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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This move aligns with the industry trend of adopting MCP as the standard for connecting AI systems to data repositories and tools.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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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
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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