orientating

verb

present participle of orientate
as in introducing
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to will orientate all incoming freshmen to the layout of the campus

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Recent Examples of orientating 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientating
  1. introducing
  2. orienting
  3. educating
Verb
  • Restaurants are introducing alpha-gal-friendly menus and tweaking recipes to accommodate the allergic.
    — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of introducing
Verb
  • Re-orienting your attitude toward the earth to be one of stewardship, rather than ownership, feels like the play.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of orienting
Verb
  • What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.
    — Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Its Sea Hub for Environmental Learning in Laamu (SHELL) is an impressive center with interactive spaces dedicated to educating guests and local Maldivians about the local marine life.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Definition of educating

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“Orientating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientating. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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