: 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
Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
But if there's any doubt, Smith said, the unit is called in.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 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
If the blood trail doesn’t look good, consider calling in a tracking dog.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
But if there's any doubt, Smith said, the unit is called in.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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