slot machine
noun
1
: a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot
2
: an originally coin-operated gambling machine that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle
also
: an electronic version of this machine
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The gambler was playing a slot machine at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino, the Highland casino said in a June 2 Facebook post.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
To source his material, Cobb punched random terms into Google, as though working a slot machine.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
These days, the onetime owner of the infamous Taj Mahal casino is not interested in slot machines.
—Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
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—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
To source his material, Cobb punched random terms into Google, as though working a slot machine.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
These days, the onetime owner of the infamous Taj Mahal casino is not interested in slot machines.
—Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Once a promise of romance, dating apps are arguably losing their charm and now feel more like slot machines.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for slot machine
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“Slot machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot%20machine. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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