intercom
noun
in·ter·com
ˈin-tər-ˌkäm 
: a two-way communication system with a microphone and loudspeaker at each station for localized use
Examples of intercom in a Sentence
I heard my name called on the intercom.
His secretary's voice came over the intercom, telling him that he had a visitor.
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The news came over the intercom like an announcement about the lunch menu or a reminder about fire drills.
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Tenants identified their greatest need as a working intercom.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
No deputy responded through the cell’s intercom and his cellmate told him to be quiet.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The script leans heavily on exposition — internal monologues, disembodied intercom voices, and hallucinatory flashbacks — to communicate lore that might have resonated more powerfully through action or environment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Tenants identified their greatest need as a working intercom.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
No deputy responded through the cell’s intercom and his cellmate told him to be quiet.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The script leans heavily on exposition — internal monologues, disembodied intercom voices, and hallucinatory flashbacks — to communicate lore that might have resonated more powerfully through action or environment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intercom
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“Intercom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercom. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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intercom
noun
in·ter·com
ˈint-ər-ˌkäm
: a two-way communication system with microphone and loudspeaker at each end
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