: 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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David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Promoting his late-night relationship advice call-in show, Cannon, 44, said age, experience and fatherhood have tempered his player proclivities.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
There appeared to be a message written on one of the car's windows, Giordano said, and the bomb squad has been called in to check the vehicle.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The first live call-in show will be next Tuesday at noon, with Beshear joined by Progress host John Fugelsang.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Promoting his late-night relationship advice call-in show, Cannon, 44, said age, experience and fatherhood have tempered his player proclivities.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
The pair had two phone calls in August, in which Modi affirmed his commitment to their partnership.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
There appeared to be a message written on one of the car's windows, Giordano said, and the bomb squad has been called in to check the vehicle.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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