: 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
Examples of call-in in a Sentence
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Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Flood — who represents Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District — held the town hall in Columbus, Neb., despite House GOP leaders advising their members to avoid in-person town halls and instead host call-in and livestreamed versions.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
During a fourth-quarter earnings call in February, Clerc acknowledged that Maersk couldn’t make a call to return to the Red Sea, only to go back on that decision later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
During a recent edition of his call-in radio show, Pope volunteered to help cover fuel costs for Kentucky fans who were willing to drive from Lexington, Kentucky, to Wisconsin.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Flood — who represents Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District — held the town hall in Columbus, Neb., despite House GOP leaders advising their members to avoid in-person town halls and instead host call-in and livestreamed versions.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
The wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel sensor can adjust the frame to accommodate multiple people on a call in front of the laptop, while keeping the picture crystal clear and everyone in the frame.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
During a fourth-quarter earnings call in February, Clerc acknowledged that Maersk couldn’t make a call to return to the Red Sea, only to go back on that decision later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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