as in aspect
the state or fact of facing a particular direction
a building's orientation is an important consideration in the Chinese practice of feng shui
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Recent Examples of orientation
Cook’s orientation toward privacy and away from ads was highlighted in Apple’s announcement of the CEO transition, Wieser noted.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Position of the stadium Stadium orientation is another unknown.
—Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Students at the college, on the other hand, have a clear orientation toward Christ and family.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Once an insider in Orbán's Fidesz party, Magyar campaigned heavily on repairing Hungary's relationship with the EU, and restoring its Western orientation that had drifted increasingly close to Russia under Orbán.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Position of the stadium Stadium orientation is another unknown.
—Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Students at the college, on the other hand, have a clear orientation toward Christ and family.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Once an insider in Orbán's Fidesz party, Magyar campaigned heavily on repairing Hungary's relationship with the EU, and restoring its Western orientation that had drifted increasingly close to Russia under Orbán.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientation
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For the most hard-core searchers, Radford believes the social aspect – getting together, spending a night in the woods with the tools of the trade like nightscope cameras and parabolic microphones – is the real draw of the chase.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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What otherwise might be viewed as an aspect of maturation or the spirit moving him also happens to be unfurling early in a season in which the Royals had stressed the need for their young-ish core to seize control of the team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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And that's during a very specific orbital alignment that occurs once every two years or so as the two planets travel around the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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My exterior gender and interior one were out of alignment, and every attempt to sync them—with corresponding clothes, a rich fantasy life, and standing up over the toilet bowl to pee, messily—ultimately failed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Plus, with carbon pricing now covering 28 percent of global emissions, the industry faces growing exposure to a new layer of fiscal jeopardy, threatening the viability of traditional low-cost production models.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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One is exposure while on a shore excursion, and the other is the possibility of rodents entering the ship in its cargo.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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