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
Leading in a contemplative way is both process oriented and outcome oriented.
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Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
Owls are analytical, detail-oriented and questioning.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
While still alive, the flies showed that arsenic exposure limited their ability to orient themselves in space and move around.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Because the entire company was oriented the same way, new hires were more likely to find satisfying roles throughout the organization.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
Owls are analytical, detail-oriented and questioning.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
While still alive, the flies showed that arsenic exposure limited their ability to orient themselves in space and move around.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Because the entire company was oriented the same way, new hires were more likely to find satisfying roles throughout the organization.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orient
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Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, also introduced temporary flight restrictions at the airport in the early hours of Tuesday.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images In the 1983 movie WarGames, which starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, much of the American public was introduced to the various levels of Defcon.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The game serves a dual purpose by educating users about the growing prevalence of synthetic media while providing valuable data to improve BitMind’s detection algorithms.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.—
Ciara McCarthy
September 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 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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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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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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