tune in
verb
tuned in; tuning in; tunes in
: to listen to or view a broadcast of
tuned in the weather report
1
: to listen to or view a broadcast
We tuned in to hear the election results.
2
: to understand and be aware of a situation
He was not tuned in to the needs of his staff.
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Nearly 1 million listeners are tuning in each week, parent company Audacy says, with the 25-54-year-old demo rising almost 9% during the playoff run.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Stay updated on tornado watches and warnings by tuning in to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Hammond and the South Side are basically visually identical, and northwest Indiana’s some 875,000 residents tune in daily to Chicago news and radio.
—Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The president also wants, after six long months of military intervention and Republican drama, to reconnect with Americans who haven’t tuned in closely.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Stay updated on tornado watches and warnings by tuning in to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Hammond and the South Side are basically visually identical, and northwest Indiana’s some 875,000 residents tune in daily to Chicago news and radio.
—Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The president also wants, after six long months of military intervention and Republican drama, to reconnect with Americans who haven’t tuned in closely.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
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“Tune in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20in. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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