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
The Trump administration is attuned to such concerns.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 June 2025
When a partner is attuned to fairness in a transactional sense, even small disagreements may be perceived as evidence of imbalance or disrespect.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Security has been increased to keep the throng attuned to the performance.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Pant’s recovery was remarkable, playing a part in India’s T20 World Cup victory in early 2024 before attuning himself back to the pace of Test cricket in Australia.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 June 2025
When a partner is attuned to fairness in a transactional sense, even small disagreements may be perceived as evidence of imbalance or disrespect.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Security has been increased to keep the throng attuned to the performance.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Pant’s recovery was remarkable, playing a part in India’s T20 World Cup victory in early 2024 before attuning himself back to the pace of Test cricket in Australia.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attune
reconcile
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The two brothers haven’t seen eye to eye in years, and though King Charles reportedly wants to reconcile with his son—perhaps an aftereffect of his cancer journey, Prince William doesn’t seem as inclined to do so.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
15 July 2025
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After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attune. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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