as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job
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Recent Examples of orient
When the sky indicated the moths were oriented in the proper migratory direction, electrical activity in neural regions related to vision, navigation, and steering all peaked.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Both the casualness of the greeting and the slur, reclaimed by a gay writer, marked the column as being oriented to a readership whose identity was formed in contrast to the dominant culture.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Room for Disagreement Tilson’s campaign, after Cuomo’s, is the most oriented around stopping Mamdani.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
Polarization describes what happens when waves are oriented in the same direction.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Both the casualness of the greeting and the slur, reclaimed by a gay writer, marked the column as being oriented to a readership whose identity was formed in contrast to the dominant culture.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Room for Disagreement Tilson’s campaign, after Cuomo’s, is the most oriented around stopping Mamdani.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
Polarization describes what happens when waves are oriented in the same direction.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orient
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According to the lawsuit, Thomas was introduced by women's swimming head coach Mike Schnur to the women's swimmers during a team meeting in Fall 2019 as their incoming teammate.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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This poses challenges to decision-making quality and can introduce safety and reputational risks.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Instead, follow new rules: Entertain first, then inspire or educate.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Elite provides hybrid education and online school — mainly homeschooling — to about 1,800 students who are primarily taught by their parents or private vendors who Elite pays to educate its students.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Some archaeologists believe that the Ancient Egyptians may have orientated the Great Pyramids of Giza to face an alignment of the stars Kochab and Mizar - a star in the Big Dipper asterism - which were on opposite sides of the celestial pole around that era.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2025
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The ear cups are color-coded for left and right channels so users can quickly and easily orientate them in low light, a nice touch.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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