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
What impressed me most was how attuned Hart and his team were to the audience, even before the punchlines.
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Wayne Liu, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Courts, in turn, are frequently attuned to caution and are often uneasy with the Executive Branch’s breakneck pace.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
And as this author has written in the past, regular employee surveys and one-on-one meetings are reliable strategies that encourage active listening and ensure leaders are attuned to the needs of their teams.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Born in Zimbabwe to British parents and raised in South Africa, Linda has always been attuned to her artistic side, fulfilling creativity as a painter, backdrop creator, and lighting and set designer.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Wayne Liu, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Courts, in turn, are frequently attuned to caution and are often uneasy with the Executive Branch’s breakneck pace.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
And as this author has written in the past, regular employee surveys and one-on-one meetings are reliable strategies that encourage active listening and ensure leaders are attuned to the needs of their teams.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Born in Zimbabwe to British parents and raised in South Africa, Linda has always been attuned to her artistic side, fulfilling creativity as a painter, backdrop creator, and lighting and set designer.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attune
reconcile
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Whitten reconciled creative impulses that often seemed diametrically opposed.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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In June 2013, Tish filed for divorce, but a month later, the couple had once again reconciled.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attune. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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