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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While the pop star’s weekend-only theatrical event the ticket sales are impressive, Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine‘s debut draw has fallen short of expectations.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
And for those hoping to spend some time swooshing down the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, a $20 million penthouse at Utah‘s uber-luxe Montage Deer Valley may be just the ticket.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Price is the ticket; technique is the show.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
No rejection emails will be sent until the end of the ticket phase in mid-late October.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
And for those hoping to spend some time swooshing down the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, a $20 million penthouse at Utah‘s uber-luxe Montage Deer Valley may be just the ticket.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Price is the ticket; technique is the show.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
No rejection emails will be sent until the end of the ticket phase in mid-late October.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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