: 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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Powell noted that a majority of Fed officials in recent projections do expect to lower the benchmark interest rate later this year, and are closely attuned to whether inflation increases this summer as policymakers and many economists expect.
—Francesco Canepa, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Because of domestication, most people are more attuned to cat behavior, dog behavior, bird behavior.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
Especially today, leaders who build powerful brands are deeply attuned to others.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Don’t Be Gay is so wholly attuned to Carmichael’s consideration of himself that everything else has been eclipsed.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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Francesco Canepa, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Because of domestication, most people are more attuned to cat behavior, dog behavior, bird behavior.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
Especially today, leaders who build powerful brands are deeply attuned to others.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Don’t Be Gay is so wholly attuned to Carmichael’s consideration of himself that everything else has been eclipsed.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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