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.—
Peter Ainslie
Peter Ainslie
broadly
: any automatic music player that plays selections from a publicly available list
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Expect a jukebox and frequent live music, which can be anything from a 10-piece Latin-funk group to a band playing old-school hits by The Beatles.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The vibe: The new bar at 500 West Trade St. will have 14 TVs, a dartboard and the original jukebox from The Pub at Gateway inside the the 2,700-square-foot space.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Fallon then revealed that his friend came across the Fallon family’s exact jukebox in an electronics store last year, and proceeded to call Fallon’s wife Nancy to tell her about his discovery.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
While Darin is remembered for his magnetic performances, his story requires something more than a conventional jukebox bio-musical.
—Alan Light, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The vibe: The new bar at 500 West Trade St. will have 14 TVs, a dartboard and the original jukebox from The Pub at Gateway inside the the 2,700-square-foot space.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Fallon then revealed that his friend came across the Fallon family’s exact jukebox in an electronics store last year, and proceeded to call Fallon’s wife Nancy to tell her about his discovery.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
While Darin is remembered for his magnetic performances, his story requires something more than a conventional jukebox bio-musical.
—Alan Light, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jukebox
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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 3 May. 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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