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noun (1)

Definition of cuenext
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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cue

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noun (2)

as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness

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cue

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verb

as in to line

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Recent Examples of cue
Noun
Take styling cues from Jessica Alba, who dressed up her dark-wash pair with a sleek blazer and pointed-toe heels. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 The first of these is the Star Matrix, a design clearly borrowing cues from the Bugatti Chiron, Mistral, and Brouillard. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
Jack White served as the show’s deadpan musical director, cueing music off a boombox and joking with Colbert during the hour-long episode. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026 At the movies, mysterious disappearances that cue a hero’s rescue mission are usually those of young women and girls, preferably white, bonus points for blonde. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cue
  1. indication
  2. queue
  3. line up
  4. clue
  5. line
  6. align
  7. suggestion
  8. column
Noun
  • While investigations into their death continues, experts say there are indications that some of the influencers did have relationships with criminal organizations and were killed as acts of reprisal by rival factions.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Gibbs had been participating in meetings at camp, but Thursday was his first appearance on the field, an indication the Lions and his agents were close to a deal.
    — Paula Pasche, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of indication
Noun
  • That is Beijing's answer, delivered through Hong Kong's licensing queue.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The most recent government shutdown, which lasted about 75 days, led to long queues and left 61,000 TSA officers working without pay.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of queue
Verb
  • Those details line up with other hallmarks of a figure ripe for spy recruitment, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Automobiles line up to receive food during the weekly drive-up food pantry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta on Tuesday.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of line up
Noun
  • The latest figures will offer more clues on the inflation outlook and the Federal Reserve’s next moves on interest rates.
    — , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In rocks from the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, 240-million-year-old fossils still hold clues about the origin of the animal groups that would transform terrestrial ecosystems forever.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of clue
Noun
  • Bueckers went 4 of 4 from the field and from the free-throw line in a 13-point third quarter after missing all seven of her shots in the first half.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the seventh, with two outs and two on, Frazier hit a bouncer up the first base line.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of line
Verb
  • Changing these printing conditions caused the molecules to align in one of two perpendicular directions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Three total solar eclipses within about two years occur because three separate Saros series happen to align over a short period.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of align
Noun
  • Hotel Moraine's main food and drink offering is sharing great suggestions of where to dine off property (Nookie's and Eddie's at the Silver Sands Motel, and North Fork Table and Inn near Southold were my favorites).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Most recently, Ghana pushed for the situation in South Africa to be included in the agenda of an upcoming African Union meeting, a suggestion which was rejected by the continental body.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggestion
Noun
  • Here's a column from a writer who worked for years in the supermarket industry after earning a degree in nutrition.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This is part of a series of columns about young people and the economy.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of column

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“Cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cue. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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