Definition of high-ticketnext

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Recent Examples of high-ticket Sure, some high-ticket items may have gone back to their original prices, but there are still plenty of home, fashion, bedding, cleaning, gardening, and organizational items on sale that are still worth adding to your cart. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 The city’s push for a fee on high-ticket real estate transactions has been met with resistance on Beacon Hill, where prior petitions sent up by the mayor have died. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Instead of turning to their Bilt cards for more high-ticket items to reach the minimum spend, though, a lot of users just paid their rent and bought four individual bananas. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Instead of the oil-baron excess of Dallas or the leather-and-chrome bravado of contemporary money dramas like Billions, Carter favors seductively austere minimalism and high-ticket abstract art. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-ticket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-ticket
Adjective
  • Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.
    — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The problem is that these systems are slow, expensive and don’t scale.
    — Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s no player more valuable on the back end of USC’s defense.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese scientists have developed a 250-kilowatt system that can produce hydrogen and fresh water from seawater while recovering valuable marine resources.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Their expertise helps prevent costly complications and improves the efficiency of our health-care system.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The fourth concluded with Willis’ second costly lost fumble in two weeks, after Dallas Turner beat Austin Jackson.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Guests here walk past this property en route to the falls, but The Royal Livingstone is clearly the premium option among the two.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Keep an eye out for discounts on noise-canceling models, wireless earbuds, and premium over-ear options that rarely go on sale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-ticket. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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