as in expensive
commanding a large price
with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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Recent Examples of big-ticket
Netflix can also point to the fact big-ticket bets such as Australian Yellowstone-style neo-Western drama Territory have been global commissions.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Affordability is another challenge for both big-ticket purchases.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The sprawling new development pairs high-end restaurants and rooftop bars with a bustling casino floor—a bold, big-ticket addition to the city’s after-dark scene.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Their paydays marked the most lucrative contracts Ballard has ever given to free agents coming from another team, but those two weren’t Ballard’s only big-ticket items of the offseason.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Affordability is another challenge for both big-ticket purchases.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The sprawling new development pairs high-end restaurants and rooftop bars with a bustling casino floor—a bold, big-ticket addition to the city’s after-dark scene.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Their paydays marked the most lucrative contracts Ballard has ever given to free agents coming from another team, but those two weren’t Ballard’s only big-ticket items of the offseason.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-ticket
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If auto insurance with one carrier is more expensive than with another, a discount may not offset the difference.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Why are consumers facing more expensive Affordable Care Act health insurance?—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Most teams could use a hitter like Schwarber in the lineup, especially considering how valuable slugging has become in the modern era.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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SeatGeek co-founder Eric Waller said the company has refined its rules around bots while still restricting them to prevent scalpers from coming in and automatically buying valuable seats.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Norwood also argued that the company did not look at other less costly options.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The production has been costly, so results need to be good for the show, which comes from the same creatives behind High Water – a show about a huge central European flood in 1997.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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For premium deodorants, the brand can make 50-60 percent margins, and on top of that, the retailer may make 20-25 percent in many cases.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beyond its home market, Hongqi is eyeing expansion into Europe and the Middle East, aiming to position the HS6 as a serious contender in the premium hybrid SUV segment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-ticket. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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