: 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 …—
Clifford Krauss
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
Edwin O. ReischauerExamples of attuned in a Sentence
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Regardless of who runs the campaigns, business owners must stay closely attuned to the numbers and be prepared to make adjustments.
—Seth Price, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the Israelis now appear far more attuned to how this advocacy, even if applied only to Iranians, reinforces the chances that the Islamic Republic might crack.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
His squirrelly, strained voice was well attuned to the furtive ambivalence of his stage presence.
—Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
In California, where high-value specialty crops like almonds, wine grapes and citrus dominate, producers are more attuned to retaliatory tariffs from Asia and Europe, key destinations for premium U.S. exports.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Seth Price, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the Israelis now appear far more attuned to how this advocacy, even if applied only to Iranians, reinforces the chances that the Islamic Republic might crack.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
His squirrelly, strained voice was well attuned to the furtive ambivalence of his stage presence.
—Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
In California, where high-value specialty crops like almonds, wine grapes and citrus dominate, producers are more attuned to retaliatory tariffs from Asia and Europe, key destinations for premium U.S. exports.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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