ticketing

verb

present participle of ticket
as in marking
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 ticketing Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, venues and ticketing aggregators must provide individuals with disabilities the same opportunity to purchase tickets as others. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 The hosts also talk about a separate paradox, this one in ticketing. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Authorities initially said the number of children aboard was unknown because those below ticketing age were not included in passenger estimates. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The bill, which was originally introduced in February by state assemblymember Matt Haney, aimed to curb ticketing scalping by brokers and resale platforms by placing limits on the resale price of concert tickets. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 In addition, this partnership provides a platform for expansion across the region for AXS, AEG Presents’ ticketing company. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 All advance ticketing is online; higher admission at the gate. — Holly Andres, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Last year, Mari acquired TodayTix Group, a theater ticketing platform serving Broadway and London’s West End, for an undisclosed price. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The new operation would have taken control of FIFA’s broadcasting, sponsorship, licensing and ticketing business. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticketing
  1. marking
  2. labeling
  3. tagging
  4. stamping
Verb
  • Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has partnered with ReelShort, the microdrama platform owned by Crazy Maple Studio, marking ReelShort’s first entry into the Indonesian market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And Europe — the world’s fastest-warming continent — has been beset by extreme weather that has caused widespread droughts and blazes, marking some of the region’s gravest natural disasters on record.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of marking
Verb
  • Earlier in August, Spotify announced that the service would soon start labeling AI artists on the platform, and the company said those artists would not be included in editorial or algorithmic recommendations.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Law enforcement officials are cautious about labeling someone as a member of, or even affiliated with, the mafia.
    — Jack Harvel August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of labeling
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  • Once the underlying machine learning model has been trained, tagging a person takes only a few seconds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to her on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message here.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of tagging
Verb
  • Twenty-nine European countries, including France, Spain, and Greece, have implemented the entry-exit system (EES) that replaces manual passport stamping with biometric checks.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In place of painting on roses and covering them with chrome, consider stamping gold stickers on the center of each nail for professional-looking DIY nail art in minutes.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamping

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“Ticketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticketing. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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