the ticket
noun
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted
Compromise, now that's the ticket.
—often used in the phrase just the ticketFor a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.
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The deadline to file a claim for the ticket would be on Dec. 8, 2024, the suit said.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Factoring in how a cut of the ticket sales goes to theater owners, Variety estimated that Joker: Folie à Deux had to cross the $450 million mark at the worldwide box office to break even.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
While Democrats generally fared poorly in this year’s elections — losing the Senate and White House while failing to flip the House — the party outperformed the top of the ticket in the lower chamber, where GOP leaders will have just a spare 220 to 215 advantage in the next Congress.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Faith went with her son-in law to pick up the ticket, Jackpocket said.
—Ahjané Forbes, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Factoring in how a cut of the ticket sales goes to theater owners, Variety estimated that Joker: Folie à Deux had to cross the $450 million mark at the worldwide box office to break even.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
While Democrats generally fared poorly in this year’s elections — losing the Senate and White House while failing to flip the House — the party outperformed the top of the ticket in the lower chamber, where GOP leaders will have just a spare 220 to 215 advantage in the next Congress.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Faith went with her son-in law to pick up the ticket, Jackpocket said.
—Ahjané Forbes, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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