: 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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Neal Rothschild, Axios, 11 July 2024
Under the Armchair Umbrella Network Dax Shepard and co-host Monica Padman have three weekly shows, with celebrities on Monday, experts on Thursday, and an interactive call-in show each Friday.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2024
The Editors, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
This season, Levy prodded Joan Collins to point him to the seedy side of St. Tropez, skeptically made disturbing moose calls in rural Sweden and schmendrickally received penalty-kick pointers from La Liga star Héctor Bellerín in Seville.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Biden's post-debate cleanup — campaign rallies, an interview with George Stephanopoulos, and a call-in on Morning Joe — have failed to reset the narrative, at least so far.
—Neal Rothschild, Axios, 11 July 2024
Under the Armchair Umbrella Network Dax Shepard and co-host Monica Padman have three weekly shows, with celebrities on Monday, experts on Thursday, and an interactive call-in show each Friday.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Verb
Told unequivocally that the atmosphere at Columbia was hostile, Shafik equivocated — until the anarchy escalated to the point that the university had no choice but to call in the NYPD.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
This season, Levy prodded Joan Collins to point him to the seedy side of St. Tropez, skeptically made disturbing moose calls in rural Sweden and schmendrickally received penalty-kick pointers from La Liga star Héctor Bellerín in Seville.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 24 Aug. 2024.
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