ticker-tape parade
noun
US
: a parade in which small pieces of paper are thrown into the air to celebrate something, welcome someone, etc.
Examples of ticker-tape parade in a Sentence
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The team celebrated its victory with a June 18 ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
New York City sanitation workers picked up more than 75,000 pounds of confetti and litter after the Knicks ticker-tape parade, likely a city record.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mariska Hargitay and her son, August, sport their best orange and blue at the New York Knicks ticker-tape parade on June 18 in New York City.
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People Staff,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The ticker-tape parade honored the team for winning its first NBA championship in 53 years.
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
This week in late night was one long ticker-tape parade for our boys in blue and orange.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The ticker-tape parade through lower Manhattan, where Broadway takes on the misty nickname the Canyon of Heroes, wasn’t supposed to start until ten o’clock.
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Topline Knicks owner James Dolan seemingly took shots at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani while speaking after him during the ticker-tape parade and rally at City Hall on Thursday.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
No one has ever given a ticker-tape parade for a robot.
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Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2026
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
New York City sanitation workers picked up more than 75,000 pounds of confetti and litter after the Knicks ticker-tape parade, likely a city record.
—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mariska Hargitay and her son, August, sport their best orange and blue at the New York Knicks ticker-tape parade on June 18 in New York City.
—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The ticker-tape parade honored the team for winning its first NBA championship in 53 years.
—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
This week in late night was one long ticker-tape parade for our boys in blue and orange.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The ticker-tape parade through lower Manhattan, where Broadway takes on the misty nickname the Canyon of Heroes, wasn’t supposed to start until ten o’clock.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Topline Knicks owner James Dolan seemingly took shots at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani while speaking after him during the ticker-tape parade and rally at City Hall on Thursday.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
No one has ever given a ticker-tape parade for a robot.
—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2026
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