1
: a chance of success
2
: a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field

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For those unable to attend in person, MLB Network and local Los Angeles stations will provide full coverage of the festivities, including interviews and live look-ins from the parade route and stadium celebration. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 That said, keep this in mind: The CFP contract with ESPN includes a look-in window following the 2027 season. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 Golf Channel will feature highlights and live look-ins from the event during the first two rounds. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025 The selection show was doing a live look-in at the Oregon basketball team, and Booker could spot Muhammad among the Ducks. Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 If all that weren’t enough to keep Pitaro and ESPN’s content chief Burke Magnus hopping, Bristol’s look-in option with the ACC just recently kicked in. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025 If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in. Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of look-in was in 1653

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“Look-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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