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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New imagery around season three had previously revealed two new games — a massive gumball machine dispensing red and blue balls (representing the Xs and Os vote that will determine their fates) and the other, a new twist on the iconic Red Light-Green-Light game.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2025
But on closer inspection, his pictures of idealized pies, spaghetti entanglements of highways, and gumball machines rimmed in blue halos required unpacking.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Back to battle once again for their lives and a giant cash prize, the wordless preview sees contestants facing a series of high-stakes situations, involving guns, fists and an ominous giant gumball machine.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The trailer shows Gi-hun brought back amongst the competitors inside a coffin-like box and teases the upcoming games, which appear to include a giant gumball machine.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2025
But on closer inspection, his pictures of idealized pies, spaghetti entanglements of highways, and gumball machines rimmed in blue halos required unpacking.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Back to battle once again for their lives and a giant cash prize, the wordless preview sees contestants facing a series of high-stakes situations, involving guns, fists and an ominous giant gumball machine.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The trailer shows Gi-hun brought back amongst the competitors inside a coffin-like box and teases the upcoming games, which appear to include a giant gumball machine.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
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“Gumball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumball. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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