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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
Season two of With Love, Meghan has already been filmed and will hit Netflix queues this fall. Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Serpentine queues at customs checkpoints for foreign travelers arriving in the US and Americans returning home could potentially be a nightmare. Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Users keeping track of their brackets will be able to queue up multiple games on their lock screens using Live Activities and follow all the real-time action happening at the same time. Tyler Hayes, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025 That scale adds further complexities to the modeling of warehouse operations due to congestion, collision avoidance, and understanding how bots need to queue up at various service stations. Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 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
  • Almost everything lines up — except for an adequate draft slot if the draftniks are correct.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • In a cell block holding Salvadoran prisoners, about a dozen were lined up by guards near the front of their cell and told to remove their T-shirts and face masks.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These monumental columns, the hollow stone that bears witness to millennia of history - speaks louder than words.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • There's already a pullout there road pullout there for visitors to stop and see the column of steam shooting into the sky.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 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, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stuck in traffic or on a train after a stressful workday, try mentally clocking out by focusing on your in-breath through your nose and out-breath through your mouth.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Hickey, who still lives in Castro Valley, would watch Foreman train.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Democratic governors and attorneys general in 23 states and DC filed suit against HHS and Kennedy this week, alleging that the department’s sudden clawback of funding was unlawful and harmful.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Shares in Donald Trump's social media company sank in morning trading on Wednesday, a day after the company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Alabama is in the Elite 8 for just the third time in school history but second season in a row.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Bobcats won eight in a row before losing, 2-1, to the Huskies in the CT Ice semifinal on Jan. 14, 2025.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Hegseth then detailing the sequencing hour by hour.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Many individuals will find the best results from working with a firm that emphasizes sequencing withdrawals in a personalized, tax-smart manner, as my company does.
    Amin Dabit, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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