Synonyms

ticker-tape parade

American

[tik-er-teyp] / ˈtɪk ərˌteɪp /

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.

Etymology

Origin of ticker-tape parade

From the former practice of using ticker tapes

Example Sentences

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The ticker remained an indispensable investing tool into the 1970s, but the ticker-tape parade outlasted it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Broadway: This is the Manhattan street where the Mets had a grand ticker-tape parade after winning the 1969 World Series in Shea Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Later she was given a ticker-tape parade in New York and was decorated by US President Eisenhower.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

So we'll have to wait a bit for James to get her virtual ticker-tape parade for kicking the most hated man in New York real estate out of town.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

Friends and advisors reminded him that if he accepted, he’d be the only chess player ever to have a ticker-tape parade, and probably there’d never be another chess player receiving the distinction.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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