the ticket
noun
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted
Compromise, now that's the ticket.
—often used in the phrase just the ticketFor a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.
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Unsurprisingly, the ticket prices are unrecognizable.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
According to a Facebook post by FOX59 anchor Angela Ganote, Fields and his wife were stunned when a scanner later indicated the ticket was worth only $20.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Letter writer names the cost of the ticket, new outfit and babysitter, but unmarried friend has other accounting in mind.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
Conservative podcaster Doug Billings also did not re-file to run after his former lieutenant governor pick accused him of defrauding a donor and asked to be removed from the ticket.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
According to a Facebook post by FOX59 anchor Angela Ganote, Fields and his wife were stunned when a scanner later indicated the ticket was worth only $20.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Letter writer names the cost of the ticket, new outfit and babysitter, but unmarried friend has other accounting in mind.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
Conservative podcaster Doug Billings also did not re-file to run after his former lieutenant governor pick accused him of defrauding a donor and asked to be removed from the ticket.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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