: aware of and attentive or responsive to something—used with to
… designed to produce a … police department that is more attuned to the needs of individual communities … 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… 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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Recent Examples on the WebThe drama series nominees are even more attuned to the zeitgeist. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2022 Alito has warned that, as Americans become more secular, the U.S. may become less attuned to the constitutional rights of religious citizens. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Shoppers have become attuned to big sale events over the summer months. Kiri Masters, Forbes, 12 July 2022 The study shows that most people perceive the extrovert as someone less attuned to the setting and who doesn’t listen well. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Companies are becoming more attuned to societal concerns as well as their own governance with sustainability and social responsibility. Naveen Bhateja, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 But Galito’s, at least the one in Gaithersburg and presumably others that the owners will roll out in the greater D.C. region, has a menu more attuned to American tastes. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 Yet Wednesday’s quarterly earnings conference call showed that Musk remains finely attuned to Tesla’s travails. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 July 2022 For people closely attuned to politics, these feelings may seem elusive. Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 28 June 2022 See More