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as in check
a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)
only people with tickets will be allowed past the front gates
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2
as in label
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
the price on the ticket is $20 more than the advertised price
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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
people to whom a green card represents a ticket to a better life
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as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
that entry-level job could be her ticket to a career in big-time advertising
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Recent Examples of ticket
Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Her dad bought the winning ticket from the East Boston Corner Market in East Boston, according to the lottery.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Taylor Mims, Billboard, 12 June 2025
Vojta said Hall was taken to a facility to Indiana and ticketed for a flight before prosecutors realized what happened.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Noun
In a break from recent years, neither event is raising its starting ticket price this year.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Her dad bought the winning ticket from the East Boston Corner Market in East Boston, according to the lottery.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Verb
The two-day festival will be exclusively ticketed and produced in partnership with District by Zomato, a discovery and booking app.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 12 June 2025
Vojta said Hall was taken to a facility to Indiana and ticketed for a flight before prosecutors realized what happened.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticket
Noun
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Kristen was sent home after cursory checks for her neck and stomach.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The result is that those checks are more about locations, making sense of a game of inches, to determine points of contact both on the pitch and on a player’s body (in the case of a handball).—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Self-Portrait, founded by Han Chong in 2013, is a popular label among prominent members of the British royal family.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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Part of what made the label so viable was the cross-pollination between artists — Kelis popping up on N.E.R.D. records, Clipse making cameos on Kelis songs — with the Neptunes serving as a center of gravity.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Get unlimited access to WIRED for only $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Arielle Pardes,
Wired News,
24 June 2025
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The first includes free shipping for orders of $50 or more, access to members-only discounts, and a birthday bonus.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
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Much of the work is behind-the-scenes—updating certificates, keys and secrets—but intrinsic to efficient, secure and well-managed operations.—
Jordan Rackie,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The key is its ability to penetrate the skin beyond the surface barrier.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Even if the Pacers are able to stave off elimination on Thursday, Game 6 will mark the final NBA playoff game this year that is played in Indianapolis.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Israel and Turkey have a complex and often tense relationship marked by periods of cooperation and sharp disagreements.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Wilson’s 7-on-7 red zone reps going toward the end zone went like this: a pass breakup by Micah McFadden, an overthrow incompletion toward Wan’Dale Robinson, a Tyrone Tracy Jr. drop and a touchdown pass to Dalen Cambre after holding the ball for a long while.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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SeaWorld Orlando is offering discounts on theme park tickets, including annual passes and Fun Cards, as part of its Fourth of July sale.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Neither will come cheap, though, and funds have so far been prioritised for the No 10 positions, with United hopeful that Bryan Mbeumo follows Matheus Cunha through the door.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The vision was born in 1865 when a stagecoach crashed and the Dodge family, owners of the on-site barn at that time, opened their doors to the travelers.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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With cable internet, the modem and router usually come as a single unit, called a gateway,which needs to be plugged into the cable port and an electrical outlet.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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This includes smart switches, secure routers, WiFi 7 gear, campus gateways, industrial IoT . . .—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticket. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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