attuned; attuning; attunes
1
: to bring into harmony : tune
2
: to make aware or responsive
attune businesses to changing trends
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after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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Christmas is the time to attune our ears to the sound of that invitation.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
As a writer-director, Eisenberg is attuned to register the absurd in even the direst situations.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Another key question is whether the Trump administration will be as attuned to the risks of AI, including those around bias and civil liberties.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
But, in fact, the best new programs have been smartly attuned to what's going on in the country's culture.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
As a writer-director, Eisenberg is attuned to register the absurd in even the direst situations.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Another key question is whether the Trump administration will be as attuned to the risks of AI, including those around bias and civil liberties.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
But, in fact, the best new programs have been smartly attuned to what's going on in the country's culture.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attune. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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