tune in
verb
tuned in; tuning in; tunes in
: to listen to or view a broadcast of
tuned in the weather report
1
: to listen to or view a broadcast
tune in next week for the conclusion
2
: to associate oneself with what is happening or one's surroundings
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This is a great NBA Summer League matchup; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
About 100 million people—more than 60 percent of the TV-viewing audience that night—tuned in to ABC to watch The Day After, about the horrifying impact of nuclear war on small-town Kansas.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Quite a few Michigan fans tuned in to watch wide receiver Calvin Russell’s announcement on Saturday.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The young birds were taking their first flights from the nest and had captured the attention of thousands of people tuning in on live webcams.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
About 100 million people—more than 60 percent of the TV-viewing audience that night—tuned in to ABC to watch The Day After, about the horrifying impact of nuclear war on small-town Kansas.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Quite a few Michigan fans tuned in to watch wide receiver Calvin Russell’s announcement on Saturday.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The young birds were taking their first flights from the nest and had captured the attention of thousands of people tuning in on live webcams.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
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“Tune in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20in. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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