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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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
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Some of the signature events—like concerts and the carnival—require tickets, while others are free, so be sure to plan ahead.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pasteboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasteboards. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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