tickets 1 of 2

plural of ticket
1
as in checks
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 labels
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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tickets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ticket
as in marks
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 tickets
Noun
The Sixers donated 5,000 tickets to local community groups and Sixers Youth Foundation grantee partners and more than $80,000 was raised for the Sixers Youth Foundation. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 To accomplish that, Sayegh knew the years of just opening the doors of a cinema and selling drinks and popcorn as people bought tickets were long past her industry. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Monthly passes will rise 20%, from $10 to $12, while one-way tickets — the prices of which vary by distance — will go up 14%. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 One option discussed within the group was purchasing tickets on a Copa Airlines flight from Panama to Valencia. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Convince someone in Hollywood that the people who buy tickets actually… exist. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 Teams inventory vulnerabilities, assign severity, open remediation tickets and track closures. — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 These kids were gifted tickets to the show, as announced a day earlier by Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026 The company added that passenger tickets and reservations are unchanged. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickets
Noun
  • Officials say applicants will face financial and criminal-background checks, but critics warn such programs can enable money laundering and corruption.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, Disney and Netflix compete for streaming subscribers — but the Mouse House also sees the rival’s massive customer base of over 325 million as a way to monetize and promote its own content, and Netflix is happy to write the checks.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • While many states are taking the steps to ban kratom, manufacturers are trying to get around that by selling it under different labels, such as cat’s claw — a substance used for inflammation.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount Pictures leaders Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will be elevated to an expansive creative post, multiple sources tell Variety, overseeing heads of individual film labels across both companies (like New Line stalwart Richard Brener).
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That was crucial, as cockpit doors are typically locked to prevent hijackings.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 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
  • The front pockets are the perfect size for your phone, sunglasses, or keys and keep the minimalist design from looking too plain.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With phones, keys, multi-tools, flashlights, water bottles and charging cables, the modern trouser and jacket pocket has a tough job coping.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His passion for politics marks him as callow and perhaps, for all his Marxist theorizing, a bit unworldly.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Joining the free Shoppers Club unlocks digital coupons for both national and Wegmans-label brands.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • America created Charles Ponzi, who could deliver you 50% profit in just 45 days by investing in stamp coupons.
    — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department accused UCLA’s law school of illegally using race in admissions.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, with new digital product passports (DPPs) and regulations coming, traceability has gone from a trend to a must-have in the industry.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Targeted under McCarthyism, both Robesons had their passports revoked by the US government for five years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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

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