plural gumballs
: a ball of chewing gum in a candied shell
Ah, the gumball machine. That tempting, rainbow-hued orb of treats that lurks outside every supermarket, dry cleaner and amusement park in America. Just a quarter gets you a sweet treat to bubble and stretch as you please, but how long has that gumball been sitting there?—
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The blue gumball machine still sits at the front entrance, across from the community bulletin board boasting dozens of business cards and fliers for local services.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Regular Show While it's got its fair share of talking animals — and gumball machines, yetis, and gentlemanly lollipop people — Regular Show is one of the rare cartoons that is actually about lazy, aimless twentysomethings and not just frequently watched by them.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The online marketplace sells used cars that customers can pick up in a giant vending machine
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Back in the day, a silver quarter and the crank of a metal nob got you a gumball shooting down a spiral slide.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
The short video showed daughter Dream dancing in front of a gumball machine with her name on it.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
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Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Regular Show While it's got its fair share of talking animals — and gumball machines, yetis, and gentlemanly lollipop people — Regular Show is one of the rare cartoons that is actually about lazy, aimless twentysomethings and not just frequently watched by them.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The online marketplace sells used cars that customers can pick up in a giant vending machine
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Back in the day, a silver quarter and the crank of a metal nob got you a gumball shooting down a spiral slide.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
The short video showed daughter Dream dancing in front of a gumball machine with her name on it.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Gumball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumball. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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