music box
noun
: a container enclosing an apparatus that reproduces music mechanically when activated by a clockwork
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
That tension came to a head when the music box suddenly went missing from his room.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
By the other stairs, the music box sat still.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Sedona’s version, built around a historic sycamore grove, includes 14 galleries, six jewelry stores and 22 specialty shops — home to functional Southwestern pottery, Italian wood inlay music boxes, New Age crystals, and more.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
That tension came to a head when the music box suddenly went missing from his room.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
By the other stairs, the music box sat still.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Sedona’s version, built around a historic sycamore grove, includes 14 galleries, six jewelry stores and 22 specialty shops — home to functional Southwestern pottery, Italian wood inlay music boxes, New Age crystals, and more.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Music box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20box. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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