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
In the coming weeks, the Future of Film Is Female will release it in Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa, and more, with more shows and cities being added (check out locations and tickets here. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 There’s hope the cameras could improve the situation, but also doubt that simply mailing out a slew of tickets will make a difference. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 League brass can keep coddling bitter media figures, or stand up for the fans paying for tickets. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Making history, Matt Rife will set an Idaho record for the most tickets sold to a comedy show. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 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 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 Teams inventory vulnerabilities, assign severity, open remediation tickets and track closures. — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickets
Noun
  • Claiming at 62 buys five more years of checks than waiting until 67.
    — Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Lighting, scene details and period accuracy remain part of that refinement, followed by compositing, upscaling, bit-depth checks and technical review.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Refusing easy labels and spanning so many thresholds—between land and water, life and death, past and present, safety and danger—bogs can be both beautiful and petrifying because of their transitional nature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Not end inquiry with familiar labels but enable deeper investigation and interaction.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Here’s what happened outside before the doors officially unlocked.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On the aesthetic front, Vanadium Grey Metallic accents on the sideview-mirror covers, the wheels, the model-designation decals on the doors, and on the badge at the rear help distinguish the latest Carrera T from its siblings.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The network starts out with random weights that produce unhelpful queries, keys, and values, and thus poor translations.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its latest annual Gboard experiment flips this dynamic on its head with moving keys that eventually roll into position right under your finger.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Neon’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning drama Fjord starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve had a terrific $124k opening on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, as documentary Naza marks a strong week two expansion.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • That marks three touchdown passes on the day for quarterback Joe Burrow.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Customers have encountered problems accessing online ordering and digital coupons.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon doesn't offer physical coupons, but its digital ones are just as useful and easier to use.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • No film released in Korea has drawn more admissions on Imax and Dolby Cinema screens, and Imax shows sold out continuously through the fifth week of release, the longest run of sellouts on record.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The nonprofit immunology research institute must be affiliated with a University of California campus that has a hospital and clinic volume of more than 35,000 inpatient admissions and 3,500,000 outpatient visits each year.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For travelers who treat their passports as unofficial scrapbooks, few souvenirs are as satisfying as a fresh immigration stamp.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • MacKenzie Teymouri said in court that the defendants held American, Chinese and Mexican passports, and two law enforcement sources told The Times that Xuan and Zhang are Chinese nationals with dual citizenship.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Tickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickets. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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