Definition of ticketnext
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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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ticket

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verb

as in to label
to attach an identifying slip to the attendant quickly ticketed my coat and handed the claim stub back to me

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Recent Examples of ticket
Noun
Metrolink raises ticket prices Metrolink is raising its ticket prices for the first time in 13 years. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Residents of Barcelona are eligible for a 10% discount on tickets. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
The signing spurred a surge in interest in the club for ticketing and sponsorships. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Oates was not ticketed and prosecutors declined to file charges. — Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ticket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticket
Noun
  • Once checks are complete, the Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs will submit a recommendation to the National Directorate of Migration, which has final approval over issuing a golden passport.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By contrast, a patient with dangerously low sodium levels requiring an ICU stay, frequent lab checks, and carefully titrated IV fluids undoubtedly does use more resources.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The television project marks another book-to-screen development for StudioCanal Stories, the label the European studio set up in 2024 to focus on adapting literary properties across film and television.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Most rooms feature both a shower and bathtub and also come with luxe towels, honeycomb bathrobes, and slippers by the local Bassols label.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Other recent charges have alleged that hundreds of investors were lured in by claims private fund advisers could grant them access to companies including Anduril, Anthropic, Perplexity, and others as valuations have skyrocketed.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each bungalow has a deck—most with direct beach access—as well as its own golf cart and bikes for exploring the 96-acre island.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There are no mod cons which means no keys, no sound system, no televisions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • From the time of Bitcoin’s 2009 launch, crypto had occupied the murkier end of legal gray zones; in the eyes of CFTC regulators, crypto prediction markets, which inherited the moral and legal residue of gambling prohibition, were doubly marked.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Located at 1050 North Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village, the store has been completely redesigned, marking a return to physical retail for the brand.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Seeman was banned two games for swearing at Trey McBride after Arizona's star tight end argued for a pass interference call when he was hit by a defender before the ball arrived.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • To that end, Gershin added more backgrounds and foley, adding detail and supervising a pass in Dolby Atmos, all along being careful not to betray the intentions of the original work.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.
    — SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Inside the cabin, extensive additional sound deadening in the doors, trunk and wheel arches means phone calls and passenger conversations are entirely effortless at highway speeds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • India’s major container gateways are moving substantial volumes as more merchandise floods out of the country.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers treat the mouth as a gateway to whole-body health, and people who keep their teeth into old age tend to outlive those who don’t.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticket. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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