: aware of and attentive or responsive to something
—used with to
… designed to produce a … police department that is more attuned to the needs of individual communities …—
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Clifford Krauss… what's especially crucial is the mother's or caregiver's "sensitivity"—how attuned she is to her child's experience of the world.—Pamela Druckerman
Pamela Druckerman… disenchanted with a government that seems more attuned to the interests of big business and rural folk than to those of urban dwellers.—Edwin O. Reischauer
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There’s no attuned interest in understanding an audience.
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The mystics were also attuned to the limits of language.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
While much of the activity in neoclouds is happening outside of the secondary equity markets, analysts say that retail investors should be increasingly attuned to the space.
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Feeling attuned in your community?
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The mystics were also attuned to the limits of language.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
While much of the activity in neoclouds is happening outside of the secondary equity markets, analysts say that retail investors should be increasingly attuned to the space.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Feeling attuned in your community?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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