: 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 …—
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
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Metcalf will play Linda, the moral center of the Loman household and the person most attuned to Willy’s inner turmoil.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
While the size of Taiwan’s economy is dwarfed by leading global powers, Wu added, its small and medium-sized enterprises are nimble, adaptable and attuned to global trends.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Since Israel’s bombing of Doha, the US has become more attuned to, and vocal about, the damage inflicted by the current Israeli government’s policies.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Like Reichardt, her films spin a robust stylistic and thematic thread — almost all of them attuned to the inner lives of young women.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
While the size of Taiwan’s economy is dwarfed by leading global powers, Wu added, its small and medium-sized enterprises are nimble, adaptable and attuned to global trends.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Since Israel’s bombing of Doha, the US has become more attuned to, and vocal about, the damage inflicted by the current Israeli government’s policies.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Like Reichardt, her films spin a robust stylistic and thematic thread — almost all of them attuned to the inner lives of young women.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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