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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
The Maryland Senate engaged in hours of debate Monday over budget bills, with major education and energy policy waiting in the queue. Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025 Ohio’s Cedar Point closed the 420-foot-tall Top Thrill Dragster for the entire 2022 and 2023 seasons after a metal piece flew off the ride and seriously injured a woman waiting in the attraction queue in 2021. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 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
  • Even so, a handful of new roles remain and, as with any Dune project, stars are lining up at the chance to appear in the Oscar-winning franchise.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
  • At the start of this season, Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Asensio was presumably looking forward to lining up at the Parc des Princes in the latter stages of the Champions League.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • These monumental columns, the hollow stone that bears witness to millennia of history - speaks louder than words.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 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
  • Americans are now taking westbound trains and trying to relocate beyond Canada.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • On a recent Sunday evening in Kanda, several Nissan workers gathered at a small bar near the train station, drinking and singing karaoke.
    River Akira Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Barba was released following the arrest on condition of home detention, an order filed Tuesday in a New Jersey district court revealed.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Clue: This Wordle has two consonants and two vowels in a row.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This year’s postseason appearance will be the team’s seventh in a row.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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