in tune
idiom
1
: in a state in which the correct musical sound is played or sung
adjusted the guitar until it was in tune
2
: in a state in which people agree with or understand one another
The president and his followers were clearly in tune.
—usually + withThe new supervisor is not in tune with the needs of the staff.
3
: in a state in which one thing agrees with or matches another
—usually + with
His formal clothing was in tune with the occasion.
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These businesses are often more in tune with their communities and provide a chance to foster greater diversity within the cannabis market.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
This season, as AI reshapes how retailers operate, the result is a holiday shopping experience that is faster, more reliable, and far more in tune with the individual shopper’s needs.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the decades and centuries, the characters whose contemporaries see them as unsound or suspect are, the reader understands, the most in tune with the house’s past.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
This visual representation of being aware of one’s surroundings and in tune is very powerful, and something that tweens, teens, and young adults can benefit from–especially in this age of cell phones and social media.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
This season, as AI reshapes how retailers operate, the result is a holiday shopping experience that is faster, more reliable, and far more in tune with the individual shopper’s needs.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the decades and centuries, the characters whose contemporaries see them as unsound or suspect are, the reader understands, the most in tune with the house’s past.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
This visual representation of being aware of one’s surroundings and in tune is very powerful, and something that tweens, teens, and young adults can benefit from–especially in this age of cell phones and social media.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
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“In tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20tune. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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