in tune

1. Also, in tune with.

2. In agreement in musical pitch or intonation, as in It's hard to keep a violin in tune during damp weather , or Dave is always in tune with the other instrumentalists . [Mid-1400s]

3. In concord or agreement, as in He was in tune with the times . [Late 1500s] The antonyms for both usages, dating from the same periods, are not in tune and out of tune , as in That trumpet's not in tune with the organ , or The lawyer was out of tune with his partners .

Example Sentences

Instagram on Tuesday tightened content filtering for teen accounts to be in tune with PG-13 ratings standards used for films.

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The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.

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This brought together leaders of Indigenous people from around the world who shared their knowledge of how communities could live in tune with the natural world.

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"Russ is less politically in tune than the president," South Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer, a member of the "Doge caucus", told the news website Semafor.

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However, he argued that the Liberal Democrats could be the alternative by offering "radical change... in tune with British values".

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