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noun

ˈkyü How to pronounce queue (audio)
Definition of queuenext
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

as in to line

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Recent Examples of queue
Noun
The identity of the second institution to receive a notice will say whether the queue keeps running through replaceable nodes or reaches for something harder to substitute. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Over the opening weekend of the Premier League season, versions of this conversation are ubiquitous across the country — in pubs, queues at burger vans, stadiums, online, at home. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
Thousands began to queue up outside the event area near the Washington Monument, though the rain hasn’t completely let up yet. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Watch as all the people around you slowly queue up bumper-to-bumper with their enormous rollie bags in the overflowing elevator bank. — Liz Zack, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for queue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
  1. line
  2. line up
  3. column
  4. cue
  5. train
  6. file
  7. row
  8. sequence
Noun
  • At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Staying upstairs is the quiet advantage with no lines, just an elevator ride to a nightcap under all that light.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of line
Verb
  • Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The striking part is how closely those estimates line up with the betting market.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Bi is safe, and Naheim, Bryan, Jeffrey, and Joseph all line up for judgment.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of line up
Noun
  • Waiting for them across the way were dozens of Ford pickup trucks lined up in columns to take them into town.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Bo Bardi lifted the building off the ground and suspended its large open gallery from two bright-red beams resting on four oversize columns.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of column
Verb
  • Loosen your hips, cue the fireworks, pyro, and ready the giant guacamaya.
    — Jessi Roti, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
  • One brutal knife fight pauses so a brawler can cue up a song on the jukebox that sounds like something Doris Day would slow-dance to.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of cue
Noun
  • These trains, currently on view at Turin’s Fondazione Agnelli, were shown last year at Luma Arles along with other recent work that extends the Swiss artist’s interest in mass consumption, the everyday object, and the circulation of images.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Engineering experts at Sound Transit and WSDOT had to solve three primary technical hurdles to safely operate 600,000-pound trains across a shifting, floating concrete bridge.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • Thirteen days before Morissette’s lawsuit, Urinov filed her own claim against the singer in London’s King Bench Division, which handles cases of defamation, misuse of private information, data protection, and harassment by publication.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, filed a document with Martin County Court on Tuesday calling for a change of plea hearing on Wednesday in front of Judge Darren Steele.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of file
Noun
  • When her grandparents once ran a restaurant and lived in the massive apartment above it, her grandmother kept a row of personalized bunnies on top of a roughly 7-foot pony wall, with one representing each family member.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Honda's midsize three-row SUV is a strong value and ideal for driving enthusiasts who want an SUV that isn't boring but also has plenty of passenger and cargo space.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of row
Verb
  • First, scientists sequence the full range of genetic material in a patient’s sample.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Once surgeons remove a tumor or cancerous lesion, the companies sequence it, looking for unique cancer mutations.
    — Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequence

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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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