pasteboards

Definition of pasteboardsnext
plural of pasteboard
as in tickets
a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance) those pasteboards I got from a scalper cost me four times their face value

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tickets
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  • When there aren’t enough tickets, that drives up demand insanely on secondary sites.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Fans and politicians had intensified calls to examine Live Nation’s 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, after the company subjected Taylor Swift fans to hours-long online queues while charging high prices for tickets to her 2022 Eras tour.
    Reuters Wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Pasteboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasteboards. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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