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
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
The bezel surrounding the 9a's screen is thicker than that of the Pixel 9, which is one of the few external cues that this is a less costly device.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
For an able-bodied performer like Wang, this leaves the right hand free to take on the job of cuing the trumpets, trombone, tuba and flute who enter into an array of precariously delicate partnerships.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For Deaf players, developer Naughty Dog’s game is top of the line in terms of accessibility, implementing subtle visual cues to make players aware of looming danger, putting those players on equal footing with hearing players.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
The bezel surrounding the 9a's screen is thicker than that of the Pixel 9, which is one of the few external cues that this is a less costly device.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Equinox has unveiled its new advertising campaign, and has cued up the artist Kenny Scharf for a project to help support relief efforts for victims of the L.A. wildfires.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
For an able-bodied performer like Wang, this leaves the right hand free to take on the job of cuing the trumpets, trombone, tuba and flute who enter into an array of precariously delicate partnerships.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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Almost everything lines up — except for an adequate draft slot if the draftniks are correct.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Now, Tsunoda will line up alongside Verstappen starting at his home race, the Japanese Grand Prix, on April 6.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
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Instead, left-turn drivers queued off to the side can turn while through traffic zips across the main intersection.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Despite the court's progressive tilt, most justices aligned with majority-Republican plaintiffs who challenged the measure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the interests of national regulatory efforts and that of predominantly U.S.-based technology companies often don’t align.—
Camille Grenier,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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Smith also noted that scientists identify the two Motaba strains using electron micrographs rather than sequencing them, as would normally be required.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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The two have a similar repertoire with similar movement and pitch shapes, so Megill is studying how the former Mets right-hander sequences his pitches.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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