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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This follows lawmakers pressing regulators to investigate Live Nation’s deal with Fanatics, allowing Ticketmaster to sell secondary tickets to sporting events through the Fanatics sports app, despite reports that the company was considering entering the ticket resale market.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
As the retailer that sold the ticket, the store will receive $5,000, or a 0.5% share of the jackpot.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Whoever bought the ticket — and so far no one has been officially identified — was one of three players statewide to pick the five winning numbers, which were 1, 21, 33, 38 and 39, splitting the total jackpot of $349,818.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The man first discovered the ticket while shifting around furniture at his mom’s house in Nottingham.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
As the retailer that sold the ticket, the store will receive $5,000, or a 0.5% share of the jackpot.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Whoever bought the ticket — and so far no one has been officially identified — was one of three players statewide to pick the five winning numbers, which were 1, 21, 33, 38 and 39, splitting the total jackpot of $349,818.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The man first discovered the ticket while shifting around furniture at his mom’s house in Nottingham.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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