Cue and Portion

Cue

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

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

Nearby Words: cued, cueing

Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

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Cue and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cue" instead a noun "Portion".

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

good	good cue	good portion
long	long cue	long portion
specific	specific cue	specific portion
brief	brief cue	brief portion
Other adjectives: short, certain, visible, small, actual, big, huge, black, main, early, final, next.

Though this can happen naturally if the player has a significant portion of units that don't get a replacement in a later age, instead dropping from the production cue entirely.

Source: Video Game / Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
In the second season the character appears as a future incarnation of himself with tousled hair and no shirt on - cue a huge portion of the fanbase suddenly noticing the Mr. Fanservice.

Source: Hollywood Nerd
Cue the host shouting at the waiting staff to order him a larger portion of what he just had.

Source: Cross-Cultural Kerfluffle

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