attuned; attuning; attunes
1
: to bring into harmony : tune
2
: to make aware or responsive
attune businesses to changing trends
at·tune·ment
ə-ˈtün-mənt 
ə-ˈtyün- also a-
ə-ˈtyün- also a-
plural -s
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Verb
after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
If managers uncritically accept that everything is fair, they may not be attuned to the ways their own views of white women workers, of workers of color, or other disadvantaged groups could be shaped by structural and interpersonal factors.
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Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
For Monroe, though, the effort was always public and always suspect — the culture was attuned to see any book in her hand as a prop.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
After the book’s publication, as the all-points media campaign has gathered momentum, the narrative has attuned itself even more to money, and the lack of it.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Verb
The study adds to growing evidence that infants are biologically attuned to human social cues.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
If managers uncritically accept that everything is fair, they may not be attuned to the ways their own views of white women workers, of workers of color, or other disadvantaged groups could be shaped by structural and interpersonal factors.
—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
For Monroe, though, the effort was always public and always suspect — the culture was attuned to see any book in her hand as a prop.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
After the book’s publication, as the all-points media campaign has gathered momentum, the narrative has attuned itself even more to money, and the lack of it.
—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for attune
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attune. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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