oriented
adjective
ori·ent·ed
ˈȯr-ē-ˌen-təd 
: intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed
humanistically oriented scholars
market-oriented production
an ecologically oriented approach
is goal oriented
Examples of oriented in a Sentence
The audience was academically oriented.
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In line with these ideas, researchers published findings in 2023 that showed that meditation increased people’s concern for the suffering of others—and that, by comparison, people without this practice were more oriented to their own distress.
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Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
At its simplest, your Net Worthwhile® is the completion of this sentence:
For the relationally oriented, Net Worthwhile® serves as a family financial mission statement.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
The schedule just became much more oriented about making sure that the public and other aides did not see non-functioning Biden.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 19 May 2025
Yet precisely because of its historically strong manufacturing economy, Germany has become less oriented to financial markets than other states, which has led to a certain deafness among German political elites to the effect of Germany’s prescribed fiscal policies for Europe on global bond markets.
—Nicolas Berggruen, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
At its simplest, your Net Worthwhile® is the completion of this sentence:
For the relationally oriented, Net Worthwhile® serves as a family financial mission statement.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
The schedule just became much more oriented about making sure that the public and other aides did not see non-functioning Biden.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 19 May 2025
Yet precisely because of its historically strong manufacturing economy, Germany has become less oriented to financial markets than other states, which has led to a certain deafness among German political elites to the effect of Germany’s prescribed fiscal policies for Europe on global bond markets.
—Nicolas Berggruen, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
See All Example Sentences for oriented
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“Oriented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriented. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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