ticker-tape parade
noun
US
: a parade in which small pieces of paper are thrown into the air to celebrate something, welcome someone, etc.
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Arndt had travelled to New York to photograph the 1981 ticker-tape parade that celebrated the release of American hostages held in Iran, which had coincided with the Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
In that same issue Namor helps the US Navy defeat a surprise seaborne attack by the Germans and is rewarded with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
This much is also true: Boone needs to be great in 2026 and end up on a float in a ticker-tape parade.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In 1990, Nelson Mandela was invited to the city for a ticker-tape parade, and stayed as a guest in Gracie Mansion, in honor of his release from prison.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The tall West Virginian, though noted for an occasional dubious story, can trail a gnat through a ticker-tape parade at a dead lope.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Millions of New Yorkers lined the streets on June 19, 1945 to celebrate Eisenhower with a ticker-tape parade.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
And the ticker-tape parade of summonses has spurred compliance.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
In that same issue Namor helps the US Navy defeat a surprise seaborne attack by the Germans and is rewarded with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
This much is also true: Boone needs to be great in 2026 and end up on a float in a ticker-tape parade.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In 1990, Nelson Mandela was invited to the city for a ticker-tape parade, and stayed as a guest in Gracie Mansion, in honor of his release from prison.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The tall West Virginian, though noted for an occasional dubious story, can trail a gnat through a ticker-tape parade at a dead lope.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Millions of New Yorkers lined the streets on June 19, 1945 to celebrate Eisenhower with a ticker-tape parade.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
And the ticker-tape parade of summonses has spurred compliance.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
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