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Recent Examples of queue
Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Vendor lists are like your Netflix queue (mostly unknown).
—Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
To this end, for the first time the patisserie will host a dedicated event for the unveiling of its Christmas windows in early November, which traditionally marks the moment when customers start queueing to secure their panettone supply in the lead-up to the holidays.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Between the lines: Making it to the front of a queue confers bragging rights.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Vendor lists are like your Netflix queue (mostly unknown).
—Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Those are all within the grounds of the stadium footprint, so ticket-holders don’t queue up to enter the building, but rather to enter the grounds.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
To this end, for the first time the patisserie will host a dedicated event for the unveiling of its Christmas windows in early November, which traditionally marks the moment when customers start queueing to secure their panettone supply in the lead-up to the holidays.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queue
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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
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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There will also be drink specials and other festivities lined up.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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From Lionel Trains to Barbie, Nintendo and Star Wars toys, there have always been a must-have toy that left shoppers lining up and even fighting over them.Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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Marcus Rashford remains the big story at Old Trafford, a player who has probably generated more column inches than any other in England over the last decade.Darren Richman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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This column originally ran in the Washington Free Beacon.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
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So, cue the aerialists, contortionists, acrobats (two on roller-skates, and no wife has ever trusted a husband more), a sand artist, a speed juggler and a dude who surfs on an ever-growing stack of rolling cylinders.David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Other than cuing up your festive playlist, the best way to put your excitement about the holidays to good use is to get your decorations ready.Carly Totten, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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The final moments of season two put Goldstein’s dramatic acting to the test even further when his character, still holding on to so much grief and heartbreak over the accident, is steps away from jumping in front of a train.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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There’s still time to catch the craftsmanship of artist Laura Busse Dolan of Applied Imagination for this year’s show, featuring 25 intricate model trains of different eras traversing a tiny New York City scene constructed of natural materials.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Lively filed the legal complaint with the California Civil Rights Department as a precursor to a lawsuit.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The superstar’s family, band and team members and are based in Music City, not to mention her multiple LLCs are filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, some parts of China’s economy have shown signs of a recovery, with manufacturing activity expanding for two months in a row and hitting a five-month high in November.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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But Young and the Panthers picked themselves up and went on for a 20-17 overtime win, handing the Giants their fifth loss in a row during a skid that has since reached 10 games.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The fact that Neanderthals and early humans interbred has been known since the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced in 2010, but these studies suggest the interactions happened more recently than scientists once thought.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Why is sequencing important to incoming presidents?Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Queue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queue. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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