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tuned

verb

past tense of tune
as in adapted

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Recent Examples of tuned Stay tuned as we fine tune the forecast! — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuned
  1. adapted
  2. attuned
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  • The formal rooms have also been adapted to contemporary life.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Season 1 was adapted by Sarah Quintrell, who has also written the three-part special based on new storylines by Hadlow.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of adapted
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  • For Fried is, as his poems prove, a writer attuned to the shape of thought and the sound of a word.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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“Tuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuned. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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