: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
1
: to order to return or to be returned: such as
a
: to withdraw from an advanced position
call in the outposts
b
: to withdraw from circulation
call in bank notes and issue new ones
2
: to summon to one's aid or for consultation
call in a mediator
3
: to deliver (a message) by telephone
call in an order for pizza
: to communicate with a person by telephone
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, online, call-in, and carryout.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Each state is called in alphabetical order and lawmakers can raise objections to a state's slate of electors, which require the support of one-fifth of the members in each chamber to be considered.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The show, with music by Willie Fong Young and a book by Fred Burch, centered on a group of teenagers vying in a radio call-in contest to win a backstage pass to meet a rock star.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, online, call-in, and carryout.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
Sheriff’s deputies started their search by using a drone and the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter, then called in searchers from the agency’s Emergency Services Bureau — sworn officers and others who had volunteered for specialized training to find missing persons.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Each state is called in alphabetical order and lawmakers can raise objections to a state's slate of electors, which require the support of one-fifth of the members in each chamber to be considered.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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