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View synonyms for ticker-tape parade
ticker-tape parade
[ tik-er-teyp ]
noun
- a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ticker-tape parade1
From the former practice of using ticker tapes
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Example Sentences
We certainly should not hold a ticker-tape parade for anybody else before then, no matter who wins what championship.
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But that is not the same as a ticker-tape parade offering thanks specifically to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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If I brought down the Mob,” the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded on Monday, “I want my ticker tape parade.
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