ticker-tape parade

noun

US
: a parade in which small pieces of paper are thrown into the air to celebrate something, welcome someone, etc.

Examples of ticker-tape parade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Broadway Bound Joined by Jackie, who was eight months pregnant with their second child, the Democratic presidential candidate gave a wave while riding in a ticker-tape parade in lower Broadway during an October 1960 campaign stop in New York City. Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023 After a ticker-tape parade in New York City, Rapinoe endorsed then U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro near the steps of City Hall. Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023

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“Ticker-tape parade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker-tape%20parade. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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