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 ticket
For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

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The Opry pledged to donate a portion of the ticket sales to Parton's Imagination Library book gifting program. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Ticket sales Assembly Bill 1349 would prohibit sellers from offering or marketing tickets to concerts and sporting events by a person that doesn’t actually possess the ticket. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 His running mate for lieutenant governor, Candi English, was then elevated on the ticket and chose Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, as her running mate for lieutenant governor. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The winner bought the ticket at the grocery store at 9525 Strickland Road, according to a lottery news release. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the ticket

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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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