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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Costello has a connection with the Bob Dylan Center, having curated a jukebox playlist of Dylan songs and covers.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
With that already as a given for many of us, Neville’s movie serves as a splendid jukebox, offering rapid-fire clips that bowl you over anew with just how rapidly McCartney’s own synapses were firing on ingenious hit after hit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Their songs became the soundtrack to a turbulent era, echoing through war zones, protest rallies, juke joints and jukeboxes across the country.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The space is tidy and thematic, with a jukebox and black-and-white tile.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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David Chiu, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
With that already as a given for many of us, Neville’s movie serves as a splendid jukebox, offering rapid-fire clips that bowl you over anew with just how rapidly McCartney’s own synapses were firing on ingenious hit after hit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Their songs became the soundtrack to a turbulent era, echoing through war zones, protest rallies, juke joints and jukeboxes across the country.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The space is tidy and thematic, with a jukebox and black-and-white tile.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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