robocall
noun
ro·bo·call
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Definition of robocall
: a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people
Examples of robocall in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Hence the robocalls and the leaflets left on car windshields. — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, "Robocalls. Canvassing. Development efforts in Boston are looking more like political campaigns," 29 Aug. 2019 Hoping to fight a plague of robocalls, a dozen phone companies including the country’s biggest mobile and broadband providers agreed to adopt call-blocking technology and other measures to help regulators track down swindlers. — SFChronicle.com, "ICYMI: HP boss to leave; battle over robocalls escalates; Alibaba slows IPO," 23 Aug. 2019 Last year, Coloradans received an estimated 120 million robocalls, the news release said. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Everyone hates robocalls. So the Colorado Attorney General is joining the fight to stop illegal calls.," 22 Aug. 2019 The robocall epidemic starts with spoofers, fraudulent callers whose technological trickery allows them to simulate existing numbers that are not their own – perhaps the local police department, or just a neighbor with a matching area code. — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Other voices: Taking the fight to robocallers," 11 July 2019 The report comes as the number of robocalls impacting U.S. and South Florida cellphone owners has been declining this year due to increased enforcement and blocking efforts by government agencies and service providers. — Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, "Blood pressure alert: Florida second in the country for robocall complaints," 13 Aug. 2019 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is sending a bill to help end the onslaught of unwanted robocalls to the floor, an issue that both chambers of Congress have made a priority this session. — Makena Kelly, The Verge, "A new anti-robocalling bill is headed to the House floor," 17 July 2019 That's more than double the amount of robocalls from just one year ago, Hiya found. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "AT&T "free" robocall blocking service comes with a $4 monthly catch," 11 July 2019 Arizona phone numbers got an average of 3 million robocalls every day in the first four months of this year, an 81 percent increase over the same period last year despite efforts to stop them. — Ken Colburn, azcentral, "The technology to counter 'spoofed' robocalls exists, but when will we get it?," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'robocall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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