Cue and Flash

Cue

Cue noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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Flash and cue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Cue".

Nearby Words: cued, cueing

Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

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Cue and flash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cue" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

sound	sound cue	sound flash
long	long cue	long flash
distinctive	distinctive cue	distinctive flash
similar	similar cue	similar flash
Other adjectives: brief, short, original, light, single, visible, small, real, big, huge, little, quick, ominous, main, famous, possible, funny, next.

Cue its lights continuing to flash after John and Skyler get sucked into the portal... Goggles Do Nothing: John's goggles are always on his hat.

Source: Video Game / Rochard
Cue a smug grin, and a flash forward to Whoopi Goldberg, a grown up Delores, who's a lounge singer.

Source: Raised Catholic
Comments: There are plenty of stories where a OC is added as a sibling to a canon character but this one takes a cue from The Flash comics so it's not entirely implausible.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Flash (2014)

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