cueing
Britishnoun
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These films’ icy, forbidding majesty invites re-watch after re-watch; I’ve been cueing up “Barry Lyndon” every couple of years for four decades, and it always lands differently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Bynum uses allusions like anvils, following up that sour note by cueing the ballad “The Beast in Me” by Nick Lowe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Dominick’s present-day reaction to seeing the gotcha intro to “I Married a Horse” is to giggle softly, then gesture with both hands like an orchestra conductor cueing a “ta-dah!” from the brass section.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Herrmann conducted his twenty-seven-piece orchestra during the live broadcasts each week, with Welles cueing when he wanted the music inserted.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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