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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
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  • Chavarria, who introduced Delta Dental’s first menopause report three years ago, says policies such as remote work can help.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • If Your Party wants to avoid a similar fate, it would be well advised to be disciplined and electorally oriented—and to drop single-issue activism, hostility to Labour, and inept, baggage-laden figures such as Corbyn.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Many came from nursing or social work backgrounds, reinforcing the perception that their role was primarily supportive rather than fully police-oriented.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At first, the state regulators tried various strategies to educate customers about the addictive nature of gambling, as well as the financial risks.
    Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Local officials, as well as nonprofit and community groups, are also making efforts to educate residents about their rights and keep them informed about the imminent federal operation.
    Connor Greene, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • The Anti-Defamation League has an online database of hate symbols and codes that parents and educators can use to familiarize themselves with.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Orientate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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