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
Its iterations of the iconic libation — each arrives pre-salted — run from the classic to the frozen guacamole-flavored to the salsa-oriented.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Your approach will be cautious, careful and results-oriented.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
There are infinitely many ways to orient a shape, and a computer can only check finitely many.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But gooning is more goal-oriented and more communal.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Your approach will be cautious, careful and results-oriented.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
There are infinitely many ways to orient a shape, and a computer can only check finitely many.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But gooning is more goal-oriented and more communal.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orient
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the day McDermott became coach of the Bills, his children Maddie and Gavin weren’t as tall as the podium at which their father was introduced.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Last session, lawmakers nearly passed a $3 million bill to help school districts educate students who need additional services, like a full-time nurse or an ASL interpreter, that can cost more than $50,000.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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They are known for their easygoing nature and generosity, and many tend to be sonically orientated and therefore musically inclined.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The focus on preventing disabled people from existing, rather than orientating research towards effective supports and quality of life has a disturbing resonance with eugenics.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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