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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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as in doors
the means or right of entering or participating in
people to whom a green card represents a ticket to a better life
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as in keys
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
that entry-level job could be her ticket to a career in big-time advertising
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Recent Examples of tickets
Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
See the full list of tour dates below, and find tickets here.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Single tickets go on sale June 23.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Leadership spent five months planning and didn’t promote it to the public, focusing instead on selling tickets through relationships with major donors.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The workers check tickets and fares, answer questions and perform other customer service functions, issue citations for violating train rules, attempt to maintain peace, assist operators and track the number of passengers and sort them into different fare categories.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
More tickets will be going on sale soon for the Legendary-Warner Bros co-production.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
One lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan is hoping the team can at least hear him out on being able to continue to print his tickets.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Pennsylvanians can win free tickets to the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club next month, thanks to a partnership between Visit PA and PGA of America.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
See the full list of tour dates below, and find tickets here.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Single tickets go on sale June 23.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Leadership spent five months planning and didn’t promote it to the public, focusing instead on selling tickets through relationships with major donors.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The workers check tickets and fares, answer questions and perform other customer service functions, issue citations for violating train rules, attempt to maintain peace, assist operators and track the number of passengers and sort them into different fare categories.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
More tickets will be going on sale soon for the Legendary-Warner Bros co-production.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
One lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan is hoping the team can at least hear him out on being able to continue to print his tickets.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickets
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The law will expand background checks for adults living with guardians and create a new Child Welfare Ombudsman, which is an independent advocate inside the attorney general's office to handle complaints and review child welfare practices.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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While at least six Democrats are dipping into their campaign treasuries to redistribute Swalwell’s donations, others who have received checks from his PAC have not yet even issued statements condemning the allegations against him.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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The invite-only event has become one of the festival's hottest gatherings, drawing top artists from the labels and festival lineup alike.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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However, brick-and-mortar stores do business in similar fashion, yet no legislator or enforcer has thought to police department stores’ or grocers’ prominent placement of in-house brands and labels.—
David B Mcgarry,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Investigators allege the suspect later went to OpenAI headquarters, where surveillance video captured him throwing a chair at the building’s glass doors.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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About 75% of Flower Shop’s beer production will go out the doors through distribution, Sabo said.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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She was described as being in her early 20s to late 30s, 5-feet-4, 135 pounds and was wearing a multi-colored short dress with a gray sweater and a bracelet of black and yellow rubber with two keys.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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His appearance at Coachella marks a return to the stage on a major scale.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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To end without a deal marks a fundamental blow to nascent hopes of finding an off-ramp to this crisis.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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TrumpRx will feature coupons for Humira that will drop the price to $950, according to a White House official.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The website doesn't process insurance claims, instead directing cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers websites or coupons that can be used at pharmacies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Bears would contribute $2 billion, with the state aiming to spend about $1 billion, to be repaid through an admissions tax and other local taxes.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bronx Science is one of the highly competitive specialized New York City public high schools where access to a free, élite education rests on a single admissions test.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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According to Montiel, the chief of the medical brigade holds on to everybody's passports.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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There is little comprehensive data on the number of people obtaining secondary passports or opening bank accounts overseas.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Tickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickets. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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