as in introducing
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 orienting
Similarly, as digital natives, Gen Z has had much more access to information about finances, says Combs, and are orienting their romantic life accordingly.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026
The different galleries are scaled to house different sizes of work, orienting the viewer with lights at the end of each hall.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Others move slowly through the rooms, as if orienting themselves inside a memory.
—Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
Seconds spent orienting when a ball is hit to the outfield can lead to a misread or poor jump.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Explain how to avoid twist by orienting the line spool correctly when filling a casting reel versus a spinning reel.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Wreck is the follow up to Sandwich, a recent bestseller orienting around a middle-aged woman named Rocky, a funny, anxious, spirited, and relatable protagonist on vacation with her parents, her husband, and their young adult children.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Athletes can use the data to optimize their performance by adjusting their body position, customizing the design of their chair, and positioning and orienting their wheels with respect to their shoulders.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022
Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026
The different galleries are scaled to house different sizes of work, orienting the viewer with lights at the end of each hall.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Others move slowly through the rooms, as if orienting themselves inside a memory.
—Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
Seconds spent orienting when a ball is hit to the outfield can lead to a misread or poor jump.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Explain how to avoid twist by orienting the line spool correctly when filling a casting reel versus a spinning reel.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Wreck is the follow up to Sandwich, a recent bestseller orienting around a middle-aged woman named Rocky, a funny, anxious, spirited, and relatable protagonist on vacation with her parents, her husband, and their young adult children.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Athletes can use the data to optimize their performance by adjusting their body position, customizing the design of their chair, and positioning and orienting their wheels with respect to their shoulders.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orienting
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For farm-fresh eggs with a little debris on the shell, a dry cloth is all that is needed—introducing water can push bacteria inward through the porous shell rather than clearing it away.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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The incorporation of UAVs into regular military operations marked a paradigm shift in the conduct of warfare, introducing new tactical possibilities, strategic dilemmas, and ethical debates that continue to evolve.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The Thoreau Alliance, an organization dedicated to educating about his life and legacy, is international.—
Robert M. Thorson,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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James Romm Translates Classical Greek Poetry In the 5th century AD, a father in the Balkan city of Stobi was educating his son.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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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
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“Orienting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orienting. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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