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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Eventually, game day came, and Campbell drove her son and his friend to Foxboro, still believing the ticket issue would be handled before kickoff.
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 17 June 2026
In this, fatefully, Harris and the black women who propelled her to the top of the ticket were not alone.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Calvo may challenge the ticket.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
In a highly unusual arrangement, the UFC has been handling much of the ticket access to the event, not the White House itself.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2026
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 17 June 2026
In this, fatefully, Harris and the black women who propelled her to the top of the ticket were not alone.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Calvo may challenge the ticket.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
In a highly unusual arrangement, the UFC has been handling much of the ticket access to the event, not the White House itself.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2026
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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