as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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But each of these works asks audiences to attune themselves to on-the-dime shifts in atmosphere, to the psychodramas thrumming beneath the rituals of ordinary life.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
This refusal to acknowledge an entire genre feels especially out of touch at a time when horror is not only critically ascendant but also especially attuned to our feelings of ambient dread.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
McDonald’s leaders were attuned to the shifting legal, regulatory and public opinion landscape surrounding DEI policies long before Starbuck came calling.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The deeper emotional connection that underpins physical intimacy can fade when partners are not emotionally attuned.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
This refusal to acknowledge an entire genre feels especially out of touch at a time when horror is not only critically ascendant but also especially attuned to our feelings of ambient dread.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
McDonald’s leaders were attuned to the shifting legal, regulatory and public opinion landscape surrounding DEI policies long before Starbuck came calling.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The deeper emotional connection that underpins physical intimacy can fade when partners are not emotionally attuned.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attune
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attune. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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