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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Footage released by the LVMPD shows the woman, whose face was blurred in the video, approaching the ticket counter with her dog before walking away and leaving the dog's leash tied to the counter.
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The cost of entry is appealing, too—tickets for riders ages 70 and up start at $32 for a single day when purchased ahead of time online (or $47 at the ticket window) and $269 for the season.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
The first valid day of the ticket determines the overall price.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Castro bought the ticket that matched all five numbers plus the Powerball from Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California.
—Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 19 Feb. 2026
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The cost of entry is appealing, too—tickets for riders ages 70 and up start at $32 for a single day when purchased ahead of time online (or $47 at the ticket window) and $269 for the season.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
The first valid day of the ticket determines the overall price.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Castro bought the ticket that matched all five numbers plus the Powerball from Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California.
—Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 19 Feb. 2026
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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