: 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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Nicholas is especially attuned to how the distortion of visual perception can trigger a cascade of runaway mental and physical responses.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
The review argues that affective touch (gentle and emotionally attuned physical contact) is a fundamental mechanism through which close relationships influence health and well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Voisin gives a cerebral performance of a man who occupies and contributes to a thrillingly tactile space while his antennae are attuned to another realm entirely.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
His performance reminds you that these athletes are just guys—teeming with testosterone, sure, but the good ones are attuned to the value of loyalty even within their competitiveness.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
The review argues that affective touch (gentle and emotionally attuned physical contact) is a fundamental mechanism through which close relationships influence health and well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Voisin gives a cerebral performance of a man who occupies and contributes to a thrillingly tactile space while his antennae are attuned to another realm entirely.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
His performance reminds you that these athletes are just guys—teeming with testosterone, sure, but the good ones are attuned to the value of loyalty even within their competitiveness.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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