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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As a chef, López-Alt is attuned to the regional preferences in hot dog toppings.
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Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Although not all can understand exactly what Montero and De Jesus are going through, the relationships baseball fosters mean the whole sport is attuned to the situation.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The study adds to growing evidence that infants are biologically attuned to human social cues.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
If managers uncritically accept that everything is fair, they may not be attuned to the ways their own views of white women workers, of workers of color, or other disadvantaged groups could be shaped by structural and interpersonal factors.
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Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Although not all can understand exactly what Montero and De Jesus are going through, the relationships baseball fosters mean the whole sport is attuned to the situation.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The study adds to growing evidence that infants are biologically attuned to human social cues.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
If managers uncritically accept that everything is fair, they may not be attuned to the ways their own views of white women workers, of workers of color, or other disadvantaged groups could be shaped by structural and interpersonal factors.
—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attune. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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