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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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2
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
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Sonia Sotomayor reported just over $88,000 in royalties from Penguin Random House for multiple books, as well as $4,333 in value for concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment—the company that represents Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Single-game tickets for the 2026 Philadelphia Eagles season will go on sale Tuesday morning.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Game tickets are not required, and there will be food available for purchase.
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Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues will headline the card, with tickets going on sale July 9.
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Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Your quick mind can spot a simpler route, like bundling tickets with friends or offering a leaner version of your work without losing heart.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
This block featured Argentina’s first game of the tournament, played at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium), and thousands who didn’t buy tickets to the game flocked to watch it at the festival with their fellow countrymen.
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Sophia Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Noun
Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Sonia Sotomayor reported just over $88,000 in royalties from Penguin Random House for multiple books, as well as $4,333 in value for concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment—the company that represents Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Single-game tickets for the 2026 Philadelphia Eagles season will go on sale Tuesday morning.
—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Game tickets are not required, and there will be food available for purchase.
—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues will headline the card, with tickets going on sale July 9.
—
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Your quick mind can spot a simpler route, like bundling tickets with friends or offering a leaner version of your work without losing heart.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
This block featured Argentina’s first game of the tournament, played at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium), and thousands who didn’t buy tickets to the game flocked to watch it at the festival with their fellow countrymen.
—
Sophia Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickets
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That’s when the real headache for businesses began, as customs checks, border controls and reams of paperwork came into force.
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At that point, the program's roughly 70 million beneficiaries would see a 22% cut to their monthly Social Security checks, an average reduction of about $500 per month.
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The trend has grown large enough to attract backing from Saregama, one of India’s oldest music labels.
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The team looked at what bands were cool and what labels were on the rise at the time.
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When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
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As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in.
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Larger keys and signatures increase load on protocols, bandwidth and latency, and expose constraints in devices designed for a smaller cryptographic footprint.
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The thieves then find vehicle keys the victims may hide in places such as magnetic lockboxes and steal the vehicle or other valuables such as credit cards, Grieshaber said.
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The former marks some of D'Arcy's best work on the series to date.
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As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
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Bed Bath & Beyond returns with a request Bed Bath & Beyond wants your old coupons.
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Kohl’s was once a retail darling, carving out market share as a department store catering to the middle-income American consumer with coupons and deals that drove loyalty.
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The complaint focuses not only on admissions, but also on campus facilities.
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The elite college admissions process has become a trial that harms our children.
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In 1976, The Times described the center as a place to prepare for an overseas trip where visitors could get passports and visas, as well as exchange dollars for francs, marks, rubles and other currency.
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Roughly 40,000 of the special-edition passports are expected to be issued and will become available starting July 6, according to the State Department.
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“Tickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickets. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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