: 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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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Owens certainly was the station’s most prominent host, leading live, call-in discussions with listeners about the most pressing issues in Bay Area news and national news, culture and entertainment.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Hurley denies social media claim In his postgame press conference, Hurley, unsolicited, denied a claim made on social media by a New London Day reporter that he was called in for a meeting with UConn President Radenka Maric to discuss his sideline demeanor during the Maui Invitational.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani didn’t dispute that scenario when he was asked about it during a call-in to the Rete4 broadcast Sunday.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Owens certainly was the station’s most prominent host, leading live, call-in discussions with listeners about the most pressing issues in Bay Area news and national news, culture and entertainment.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Ultimately, after a special session was called in December, he was thrown out of the Senate with 60 votes against him from across the political spectrum, including the Peronists, Radicals, PRO, and even the libertarians.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Hurley denies social media claim In his postgame press conference, Hurley, unsolicited, denied a claim made on social media by a New London Day reporter that he was called in for a meeting with UConn President Radenka Maric to discuss his sideline demeanor during the Maui Invitational.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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