cueing

British

/ ˈkjuːɪŋ /

noun

another name for foldback

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Watching those early episodes now feels a little like cueing up some Sarah McLachlan and watching a soggy slideshow at a graduation: Were we ever so young?

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

“It’s possible there’s some unconscious cueing going on. I don’t know,” she adds.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

In personalist parties, elites endorse the leader’s actions, cueing voters to do the same.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

It was easier than it looked, with Long cueing me forward.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Incredulously, I detected mirth in his voice, and sure enough he started to laugh, cueing the others.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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