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attune

[uh-toon, uh-tyoon] / əˈtun, əˈtjun /


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Details illuminated in the vitrines also attune viewers to connections among seemingly unrelated works among the variety of mediums Ruscha has employed over 60 years.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2024

Enjoying solitude is said to increase creativity, help us recharge, and attune to our sense of self.

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2022

The more the community is represented in meetings, and in discussions in general, Barlet feels, the more attune the whole group is to its needs.

From The Verge Jul. 15, 2022

I am learning to attune my senses to subtleties.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2021

The chapel chimes suddenly pealed out their morning anthems, and its music tinkled sweetly across the senses of the girl whose soul was throbbing in perfect attune.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

But as the book went on I realized it wasn’t really written for readers like me, but rather for those whose culture attunes them to the idea that death is a porous border.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2023

“Escape from Alcatraz,” like “A Man Escaped,” opens with a period title card and the arrival of a prisoner, and it quickly attunes viewers to the sound of footsteps and shackles.

From New York Times May 14, 2020

Understanding, anticipating, and responding to change is at the heart of science fiction—envisioning ourselves amid the strange and the fantastic attunes us to the unexpected and helps us chart a course to a better future.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2020

Before long, the algorithm can detect a “p” sound across multiple languages, and exposure to those languages further attunes its senses.

From Time Mar. 24, 2015

Even the sound of flutes is heard round about, according to one way of translating the passage; music attunes the everlasting festival.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques

Rather, it is about becoming attuned to their characteristics and developing a gut feeling.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

In 2010, scholars were becoming attuned to something known as the “invisible primary.”

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Like the rest of UPS’s tens of thousands of drivers, he works alone, which means he’s got to be attuned to any signs of overheating and pre-empt them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

But that’s not necessarily the best value—it’s in companies trading on local exchanges and more attuned to the country’s growth drivers, along with some multinational technology companies.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Every part of me is attuned to the work.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

My attention span is so bad lately that it really is just me closing my eyes and composing emails that I’ll forget to send rather than attuning to some higher power.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

She was an artist not just adept at expressing her own vulnerabilities, but attuning to those of her listeners.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2025

The Buddha suggests that we work with the fundamental dissatisfaction we feel by releasing craving, and attuning to the sensory richness of the present moment.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2024

And as she shows throughout this astonishing work, it is in looking — attuning ourselves to nature and culture, past and present — that we find our compass.

From Nature Sep. 15, 2019

I was merely attuning myself to your mood, as I thought. 

From A Changed Man; and other tales by Hardy, Thomas




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