: aware of and attentive or responsive to something
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… 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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If metal has always been inherently camp, then few strains are as attuned to it as symphonic black metal.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
But as point-A-to-point-B as that might sound, O’Sullivan and Thompson remain uniquely attuned to the ebbs and flows of real life and how real people respond to it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
As Cancer signs are protective, empathic and deeply attuned to emotional undercurrents, the actor is able to embody that as his character Evan serves as the group’s moral compass.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
But as point-A-to-point-B as that might sound, O’Sullivan and Thompson remain uniquely attuned to the ebbs and flows of real life and how real people respond to it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
As Cancer signs are protective, empathic and deeply attuned to emotional undercurrents, the actor is able to embody that as his character Evan serves as the group’s moral compass.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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