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oriented

verb

Definition of oriented

past tense of orient

as in introduced

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job

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Recent Examples of oriented Foran has a reputation for being tech-savvy and detail-oriented. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Their collaboration carries significance as women working together in a category long oriented toward men. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Even though the narrative is sci-fi/horror-oriented, and participants are promised an actual alien encounter. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 Perrette also has experience with the blocking and tackling of things like password sharing and other lucrative but detail-oriented operational tasks. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Even the title track feels very different from traditional pop production, leaning into something more playful and club-oriented. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 The global defense architecture is still oriented toward a Cold War–era industrial model. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026 Episodes are family-oriented and introduce simple life lessons in a format that little kids adore. — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026 Prior to the release of Muse, market attention focused heavily on enterprise-grade and workflow-oriented agents, particularly coding agents. — CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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The Perseid meteor shower orientated from the Comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered by American astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in 1862, according to NASA.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
In contrast to this, in regions dominated by shock waves, magnetic fields are orientated at tangents.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of orientated

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In keeping with royal tradition, the young Duke of Kent was educated at Ludgrove (also attended by Prince William and Prince Harry), then Eton and later Le Rosey in Switzerland.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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