jukebox
noun
juke·box
ˈjük-ˌbäks 
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
Cable TV … is now bringing you an all-music-video network that is the TV equivalent of a barroom jukebox.—
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broadly
: any automatic music player that plays selections from a publicly available list
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Far from a jumble of disparate elements—this is not your average jukebox—the show is a poignant, rousing evocation of a country caught in the crosshairs of history and of the art that can heal its wounds.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s when Cora fired up some kind of imaginary jukebox inside his head and proceeded to dance the day away.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
For years, he could be found eating lunch at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, an establishment whose nineteen-fifties stylings fit right in with his love of diners, jukeboxes, and other scraps of vintage Americana.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
In the office, Marano still has the Jones’s old jukebox, and some fake fish that used to hang on the café’s wall.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s when Cora fired up some kind of imaginary jukebox inside his head and proceeded to dance the day away.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
For years, he could be found eating lunch at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, an establishment whose nineteen-fifties stylings fit right in with his love of diners, jukeboxes, and other scraps of vintage Americana.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
In the office, Marano still has the Jones’s old jukebox, and some fake fish that used to hang on the café’s wall.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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jukebox
noun
juke·box
ˈjük-ˌbäks
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
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