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
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
The new rule clarifies that for songs submitted as the first new music cue once the end credits begin, the video clip must include the last 15 seconds of the film before the credits begin.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Her matte red lip and sheer pink looks paired with her signature voluminous locks (cue her Renaissance World Tour moment) will forever go down in history.
—Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The marque just unveiled a new one-off Mistral that takes design cues from a dragonfly today.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
The new rule clarifies that for songs submitted as the first new music cue once the end credits begin, the video clip must include the last 15 seconds of the film before the credits begin.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Verb
Cue the music, cue the mood lighting, cue the warm smile.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Her matte red lip and sheer pink looks paired with her signature voluminous locks (cue her Renaissance World Tour moment) will forever go down in history.
—Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
Verb
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The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Miller will join five-star commitment Maxwell Hiller in the 2027 class and line up inside for offensive line coach Phil Trautwein, whose recruiting impact has been evident since new head coach Jon Sumrall hired him in December.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Low-cost clinics, payment plans, financing options, telehealth services and assistance programs — as well as a good pet insurance policy — all exist precisely for moments when the bill and the bank account don't line up.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Londoners won’t queue for just anything, but the coffee and pastries at Jolene are well worth joining the line that often snakes around the corner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, expatriate Hungarians in cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and London—a smaller contingent, deemed unreliable by virtue of their exposure to cosmopolitan societies—must queue up at diplomatic missions.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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However, the information provided was inaccurate and did not align with county election law.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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The move came after Black Democrats aligned with white Republican legislators to convince a federal court to create three congressional districts to elect the state’s first Black member of Congress since 1876.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Verb
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As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Venter worked with Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith to sequence the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, which resulted in a new vaccine for ear infections and is helping scientists understand how pathogens evolve.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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