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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 orientations
All of our leaders on both sides of the aisle, of all colors, all genders, and all orientations need to set a better example.
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Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
All of our leaders on both sides of the aisle, of all colors, all genders, and all orientations need to set a better example.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
General Motors is conducting trials with CyRo for assembly work on moving surfaces, where parts come in variable orientations and circumstances beyond the capability of conventional automation.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
However, organizing tended to be highly factionalized and driven by differing orientations towards the national struggle and key strategic political debates.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
These plans would be required to have procedures for identifying and finding campers during an emergency, and camps would have to hold safety orientations at the beginning of each session.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Combs tested different fabrics, colors, pocket orientations and placements over the course of three years before signing off on the line, which also offers sun protection, moisture wicking and water- and stain-repellent properties.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
For comparison, the Osmo Mobile 6 quickly rotates your phone to swap between portrait and landscape orientations with no remounting required.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
All of our leaders on both sides of the aisle, of all colors, all genders, and all orientations need to set a better example.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
General Motors is conducting trials with CyRo for assembly work on moving surfaces, where parts come in variable orientations and circumstances beyond the capability of conventional automation.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
However, organizing tended to be highly factionalized and driven by differing orientations towards the national struggle and key strategic political debates.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
These plans would be required to have procedures for identifying and finding campers during an emergency, and camps would have to hold safety orientations at the beginning of each session.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Combs tested different fabrics, colors, pocket orientations and placements over the course of three years before signing off on the line, which also offers sun protection, moisture wicking and water- and stain-repellent properties.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
For comparison, the Osmo Mobile 6 quickly rotates your phone to swap between portrait and landscape orientations with no remounting required.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientations
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Powering Artificial Intelligence One of the most promising aspects of the lakehouse is its ability to power AI in medicine.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Flanagan's film leans into some of the hokey aspects of the story that Kubrick rejected in favor of a much colder sort of horror.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Speaking during his postgame news conference last year, Pittman said the Ole Miss offense might have had tipoffs on what Arkansas was doing defensively, which could have been through alignments, adjustments or signaling.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The coaches have asked Mahomes to look deep before throwing short, even if pre-snap alignments or pre-game film suggests the back end of the secondary will be occupied.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sam Woodward More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, first responders and survivors alike are still fighting for access to studies and treatments as so many continue to die from toxic exposures at ground zero.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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This includes studies on nutrition, chronic diseases, maternal health and environmental exposures such as lead or air pollution.—
Zeynep Hasgül,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Orientations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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