: aware of and attentive or responsive to something
—used with to
… designed to produce a … police department that is more attuned to the needs of individual communities …—
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Clifford Krauss… what's especially crucial is the mother's or caregiver's "sensitivity"—how attuned she is to her child's experience of the world.—Pamela Druckerman
Pamela Druckerman… disenchanted with a government that seems more attuned to the interests of big business and rural folk than to those of urban dwellers.—Edwin O. Reischauer
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Whatever the message, the work feels remarkably attuned to the current moment.
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Vincent Ni,
NPR,
1 July 2026
Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.
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Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Krzyzewski was only 47, but after Valvano (who became one of his closest friends) died at the same age in 1993, Krzyzewski was especially attuned to his well-being.
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Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Yet The Bear has always been equally attuned to the tension at the heart of that pursuit.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
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Vincent Ni,
NPR,
1 July 2026
Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.
—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Krzyzewski was only 47, but after Valvano (who became one of his closest friends) died at the same age in 1993, Krzyzewski was especially attuned to his well-being.
—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Yet The Bear has always been equally attuned to the tension at the heart of that pursuit.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for attuned
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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