Cue and Queue

Cue

Cue noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness

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Queue and cue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Queue" instead the word "Cue" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cued, cueing

Queue noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: join the queue to my left if you need to return merchandise

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Cue and queue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cue" instead the word "Queue" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: queued, queuing

musical	musical cue	musical queue
special	special cue	special queue
long	long cue	long queue
distinctive	distinctive cue	distinctive queue
Other adjectives: huge, visual.

During a news report in the queue line of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, one of the live reporters says, "In a city of tumult and turmoil, Wall Street sits eerily silent tonight, while Doc Ock and his gang rain havoc on the rest of Manhattan..." Cue Scream showing up and creating chaos.

Source: It's Quiet... Too Quiet

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