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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And, if people are going to let AI buy tickets, what will become of the ticket marketplaces?
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
At the ticket window, the rink gives out a list of local businesses that includes Gabello Salon, Bumble Bear Coffee and, just off the square, Beach Hut Deli.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Without President Barack Obama on the ticket, Black turnout was certain to fall no matter what.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Trump blamed the results of the election on the record-breaking, ongoing government shutdown and his absence from the top of the ticket in New Jersey, Virginia and other states.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
At the ticket window, the rink gives out a list of local businesses that includes Gabello Salon, Bumble Bear Coffee and, just off the square, Beach Hut Deli.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Without President Barack Obama on the ticket, Black turnout was certain to fall no matter what.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Trump blamed the results of the election on the record-breaking, ongoing government shutdown and his absence from the top of the ticket in New Jersey, Virginia and other states.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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