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attune

verb

ə-ˈtün

Definition of attune

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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Recent Examples of attune As a chef, López-Alt is attuned to the regional preferences in hot dog toppings. — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026 Although not all can understand exactly what Montero and De Jesus are going through, the relationships baseball fosters mean the whole sport is attuned to the situation. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The study adds to growing evidence that infants are biologically attuned to human social cues. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 If managers uncritically accept that everything is fair, they may not be attuned to the ways their own views of white women workers, of workers of color, or other disadvantaged groups could be shaped by structural and interpersonal factors. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for attune

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reconcile

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In those earliest works using magazine transfers, Cowin layered disjunctive images, visually uniting realities that can’t easily be reconciled emotionally.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Rather than actual service failures, those logistical wrinkles serve as reminders that beneath the polished five-star veneer sits a functioning medical practice attempting to reconcile luxury hospitality with individualized medicine.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

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