: 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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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
There are no online or call-in orders during the cruise, however walk-in carryout is available.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
Beck said the Missoula County Disaster and Emergency Services Department plans to use data from the 911 study to better understand why people are calling in the first place.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
That case involves a $7 million grant the Biden administration declined to issue after the state wouldn't agree to provide Title X patients with the national call-in hotline where operators would supply them with referral information.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
There are no online or call-in orders during the cruise, however walk-in carryout is available.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Viking's sailing from Barcelona to Buenos Aires includes a brief stint in the Mediterranean and a call in Casablanca, Morocco, before taking to the Atlantic.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
Beck said the Missoula County Disaster and Emergency Services Department plans to use data from the 911 study to better understand why people are calling in the first place.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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