as in clues
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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Recent Examples of cues
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
While Blake took some cues from the famous case — which has sparked plenty of other media, including an episode of American Horror Story — Dreamland tells an entirely different tale.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Benetti’s Motopanfilo and the Picchiotti Runabout, by contrast, use more subtle design cues from the past.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Train teens to listen to their body’s cues and encourage an earlier bedtime as a health standard, not punishment.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Through gentle training and patience, Lilly has learned to navigate her world using verbal cues and textured mats around the house.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Last night, at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, stars and their stylists chose to take direct cues from the recent spring 2026 runways.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
While Blake took some cues from the famous case — which has sparked plenty of other media, including an episode of American Horror Story — Dreamland tells an entirely different tale.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Benetti’s Motopanfilo and the Picchiotti Runabout, by contrast, use more subtle design cues from the past.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Train teens to listen to their body’s cues and encourage an earlier bedtime as a health standard, not punishment.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Through gentle training and patience, Lilly has learned to navigate her world using verbal cues and textured mats around the house.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Last night, at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, stars and their stylists chose to take direct cues from the recent spring 2026 runways.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
While Blake took some cues from the famous case — which has sparked plenty of other media, including an episode of American Horror Story — Dreamland tells an entirely different tale.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Benetti’s Motopanfilo and the Picchiotti Runabout, by contrast, use more subtle design cues from the past.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Train teens to listen to their body’s cues and encourage an earlier bedtime as a health standard, not punishment.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Through gentle training and patience, Lilly has learned to navigate her world using verbal cues and textured mats around the house.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Last night, at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, stars and their stylists chose to take direct cues from the recent spring 2026 runways.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
While Blake took some cues from the famous case — which has sparked plenty of other media, including an episode of American Horror Story — Dreamland tells an entirely different tale.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Benetti’s Motopanfilo and the Picchiotti Runabout, by contrast, use more subtle design cues from the past.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Train teens to listen to their body’s cues and encourage an earlier bedtime as a health standard, not punishment.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Through gentle training and patience, Lilly has learned to navigate her world using verbal cues and textured mats around the house.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Last night, at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, stars and their stylists chose to take direct cues from the recent spring 2026 runways.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cues
aligns
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On foreign policy, particularly regarding the Israel–Hamas conflict, Quinnipiac reported that 41 percent of voters said Mamdani’s stance aligns most closely with their own, versus 26 percent for Cuomo and 13 percent for Sliwa.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The new strategy connects water goals to the denim giant’s 2024 Climate Action Transition Plan, which aligns the company’ business plans with its climate commitments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cues. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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