robocall
noun
ro·bo·call
ˈrō-bō-ˌkȯl 
: a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people
robocall
transitive verb
robocalled; robocalling; robocalls
Poor small-town America. During the last gasps of this fevered election, pollsters, zealous campaign foot soldiers and reporters are kicking down its doors, figuratively speaking, robocalling its citizens during suppertime …
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Doug Colligan
Doug Colligan
robocaller
noun
plural robocallers
Now the only people who use the telephone are campaign robocallers and the phone company, dunning me to switch to their new wireless plan.
—Richard Brookhiser
Richard Brookhiser
robocalling
noun
Business organizations have warned that legislative action against robocalling that defines the practice too broadly could prevent legitimate businesses from efficiently reaching their customers with relevant information.
—Colin A. Young
Colin A. Young
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Consumer tools such as spell-check, calculators, spreadsheets, robocall filtering and large language models, such as ChatGPT, would not be affected.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most notably, the Federal Communications Commission hit a Democratic consultant in New Hampshire with a $6 million fine in 2024 for creating a robocall in which an AI voice meant to sound like then-President Joe Biden urged voters not to vote in the primary there.
—Benjamin Wermund, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Harris recorded a robocall with her endorsement, a spokesperson for Crockett's campaign confirmed Friday.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The 'Your warranty is about to expire' pitch This involves receiving live-agent or robocalls about the impending expiration of your existing warranty.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most notably, the Federal Communications Commission hit a Democratic consultant in New Hampshire with a $6 million fine in 2024 for creating a robocall in which an AI voice meant to sound like then-President Joe Biden urged voters not to vote in the primary there.
—Benjamin Wermund, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Harris recorded a robocall with her endorsement, a spokesperson for Crockett's campaign confirmed Friday.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The 'Your warranty is about to expire' pitch This involves receiving live-agent or robocalls about the impending expiration of your existing warranty.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Robocall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robocall. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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