attuned; attuning; attunes
1
: to bring into harmony : tune
2
: to make aware or responsive
attune businesses to changing trends
Examples of attune in a Sentence
after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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Getting into nature and being attuned to it are related, but still separate skills.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
When communities invest in mental-health services that are flexible, family-centered and culturally attuned, the benefits extend far beyond individual outcomes.
—Maria Bledsoe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Fully invested in its protagonist without blandly cheerleading for her, Bourgeois-Tacquet’s script is sharply attuned both to the everyday prejudice faced by women like Gabrielle, and the ways in which such sexism can be overcorrected.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
The paradoxical mother, the one whose brain is her own worst enemy, is, on many days, attuned, beautiful, funny, brave.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
When communities invest in mental-health services that are flexible, family-centered and culturally attuned, the benefits extend far beyond individual outcomes.
—Maria Bledsoe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Fully invested in its protagonist without blandly cheerleading for her, Bourgeois-Tacquet’s script is sharply attuned both to the everyday prejudice faced by women like Gabrielle, and the ways in which such sexism can be overcorrected.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
The paradoxical mother, the one whose brain is her own worst enemy, is, on many days, attuned, beautiful, funny, brave.
—Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attune. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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