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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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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
Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Legal wagers on sports grew to $160 billion last year in the United States —far more than the just over $100 billion spent on lottery tickets, according to Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Updated Week 6 odds Streaming and ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Proceeds from ticket sales benefited Rodrigo’s own Fund 4 Good, an initiative launched to support education, reproductive rights, and young women’s leadership programs.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Legal wagers on sports grew to $160 billion last year in the United States —far more than the just over $100 billion spent on lottery tickets, according to Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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At Intuit Dome, the team pockets all revenue from ticketing, premium, sponsorships and non-NBA events.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Updated Week 6 odds Streaming and ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticket
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Indiana cleans up at World Food Championships Hoosiers took the all-important dessert and bacon categories and collected $10,000 checks at the end of the four-day competition.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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But only 894 people completed the quarterly wage check, or just under 7% of enrollees who got the text, according to Drew Maranto, undersecretary for the Louisiana Department of Health.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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From heritage brands like Paraboot and Danner to designer labels including Brunello Cucinelli and Ralph Lauren Purple Label, the hiking boot continues its ascent.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Since founding her label in the 1980s, Rowley has built a brand that spans ready-to-wear, surf and swim, accessories and home goods, while staging runway shows that often double as performance art.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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That’s why employees receive free and discounted access to our full line of organic hemp products.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Equity in food access at Plant Joy Deli Childs' energy around her business comes back to her core belief that food, especially healthy options, shouldn't be out of reach for anyone.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Delbert returned in the early afternoon, Terri was not present but such personal items as her wallet, cell phone, car and keys were still at the home.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Haberman said the key is for officials to communicate with the community and figure out what their concerns are to not cast too wide of a net with enforcement.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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The catch also marked Kelce's 100th career receiving touchdown, including the playoffs.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Binet’s Porte was duly constructed late the following year and marked a kind of apotheosis of natural design incorporated within architecture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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There was one particular pass that stuck in the mind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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With 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Payton ran onto the field to argue a pass-interference call on cornerback Riley Moss with an official.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay One 1913 Beaux-Arts building and one modern structure joined by a courtyard, Ignacia Guest House has nine rooms, a pink lounge, a library, and a kitchen and dining space with French doors that lead outside.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The panic began when a pilot reportedly heard knocking on the cockpit door and was unable to contact his crew.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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This test—steeped in the texts of the Great Tradition—pushes students and schools to treat assessments not as a bureaucratic hoop or a mechanism of exclusion, but as a gateway to deep, reflective learning and engagement with timeless lessons that form both mind and soul.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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These impacts carry immediate ecological costs and longer term economic costs for agencies and gateway communities.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticket. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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