orientates

present tense third-person singular of orientate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientates
Verb
  • The launch continues the long-running National Cheesecake Day tradition for the restaurant chain, which introduces a new cheesecake flavor each year to mark the occasion.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
  • The gene encodes a protein that normally orients and aligns cells in the stomach; without it, the cells become lopsided, rogue, and possibly cancerous.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
    JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
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“Orientates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientates. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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