attuned
Americanadjective
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aware of and in harmony with some principle, ideal, or state of affairs.
We want to ensure that our services are welcoming, inclusive, and culturally attuned.
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sensitive to someone’s needs, desires, values, etc..
This registry guarantees that students across all six of the state’s MBA programs can find coaches perfectly attuned to their individual needs.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unattuned adjective
Etymology
Origin of attuned
Example Sentences
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Maybe, as a few of my younger, smarter colleagues theorized, it’s the phones, which are omnipresent among Olympians, and make their rabbit ears overly attuned to the surrounding chatter.
So attuned had he become to his character’s sensitivity by that point that the emotions flowed naturally.
From Los Angeles Times
According to conversations with those closely connected with the ownership, that was not the case - and the Lewis family were attuned to the widespread discontent from Spurs fans.
From BBC
“What you want is to have monetary policy that’s attuned to the business cycle,” he said.
Despite the hysteria, it isn’t dead or dying but changed, in ways that make it more attuned to its audiences but less effective as a vehicle for institutional accountability.
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