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Recent Examples of orientate 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 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 Under Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior has orientated its references towards the classic Bar jackets and circle skirts of the 1950s. Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 These include an economic malaise that has gripped the country in recent years, with its car-and-export-orientated economy looking vulnerable, as well as a thorny debate over immigration and integration that has seen the likes of the AfD rise in prominence and popularity. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 This develops in kittens between 3-9 weeks of age and enables them to orientate themselves mid-air. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 In El Paso, people have opened small businesses orientated to the lowriding community. Fernanda Figueroa and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientate
Verb
  • The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There are several robots and robotic systems being introduced for construction today, from 3D-printing to making a home in a day the machines are aiming to build homes, offices faster and better.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everything is just process-oriented.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The drones would operate mainly near the vehicle, with occasional flights above the treeline to help drivers orient themselves or assess terrain.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tedesco learned about Reparation Generation last year through a church group and further got involved by hosting home meetings this year to educate others about the organization's work.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Walmart said that ChatGPT will learn and predict customers' shopping needs aimed at creating a more convenient experience — a move away from the traditional dynamic of a search bar returning a long list of items, which has been familiarized by Amazon .
    Matthew J. Belvedere,Paulina Likos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Between July and August, an MQ-9 drone was deployed at South Korea's Gwangju Air Base for training with the host country's air force personnel, aiming to familiarize them with the platform, including the integration of surveillance data captured by the drone.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Orientate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientate. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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