ticker-tape parade
noun
US
: a parade in which small pieces of paper are thrown into the air to celebrate something, welcome someone, etc.
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As depicted in the film, upon her triumphant return, Ederle was greeted with a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan attended by millions, including then-Mayor James Walker.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 June 2024
The movie recreates footage of the ticker-tape parade in Ederle’s honor on August 27, 1926, in New York City.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 31 May 2024
Two million people turned out for her ticker-tape parade.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
Broadway Bound Joined by Jackie, who was eight months pregnant with their second child, the Democratic presidential candidate gave a wave while riding in a ticker-tape parade in lower Broadway during an October 1960 campaign stop in New York City.
—Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
After a ticker-tape parade in New York City, Rapinoe endorsed then U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro near the steps of City Hall.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 June 2024
The movie recreates footage of the ticker-tape parade in Ederle’s honor on August 27, 1926, in New York City.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 31 May 2024
Two million people turned out for her ticker-tape parade.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
Broadway Bound Joined by Jackie, who was eight months pregnant with their second child, the Democratic presidential candidate gave a wave while riding in a ticker-tape parade in lower Broadway during an October 1960 campaign stop in New York City.
—Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
After a ticker-tape parade in New York City, Rapinoe endorsed then U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro near the steps of City Hall.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023
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