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“Cued” or “Queued”

cued / queued are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cued k·y·UW·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

queued

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“cued”

  • Cameras and tapes are cued and controlled from a centralised

“queued”

  • student programs with all jobs queued in the input hopper of
  • at first limited to users queued on the invitation list.
  • enter their orders to be queued for matching at a specified

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