as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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Recent Examples of attune
The city felt sporty and happy, attuned to the outdoors.
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Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
But one need not be attuned to meta-clever streaming shows to hear the skeptical call recently unleashed.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Renovation goes from grit to glam Cook took on a complete overhaul that reimagined every inch of the old structure for 21st-century living, but the ambitious remodel was attuned to both luxury and practicality.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This means a lot of indoor rituals and ones attuned to the holiday season.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025
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Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
But one need not be attuned to meta-clever streaming shows to hear the skeptical call recently unleashed.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Renovation goes from grit to glam Cook took on a complete overhaul that reimagined every inch of the old structure for 21st-century living, but the ambitious remodel was attuned to both luxury and practicality.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This means a lot of indoor rituals and ones attuned to the holiday season.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attune
reconcile
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Another argues that some of the apparent contradictions of LRDs can be reconciled by an amorphous, nonspherical shape.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Years later, Timberlake said the two had reconciled, but the disparity in their treatment wasn’t forgotten.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attune. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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