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
Businesses are no longer viewed solely as economic actors, but as pillars of stability tasked with educating and orienting their teams and customers.
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Tatevik Simonyan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
When in doubt, Polsky says simply orienting the seating toward the best view can create the illusion of expansiveness.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
The repetition creates familiarity with a place and reduces the travel fatigue that comes from constantly packing, checking in and orienting yourself in a new spot.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Similarly, as digital natives, Gen Z has had much more access to information about finances, says Combs, and are orienting their romantic life accordingly.
—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
Tatevik Simonyan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
When in doubt, Polsky says simply orienting the seating toward the best view can create the illusion of expansiveness.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
The repetition creates familiarity with a place and reduces the travel fatigue that comes from constantly packing, checking in and orienting yourself in a new spot.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Similarly, as digital natives, Gen Z has had much more access to information about finances, says Combs, and are orienting their romantic life accordingly.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orienting
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The zookeepers will also follow Hesty’s instincts before introducing the baby to the other orangutans at the zoo.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Air New Zealand is hoping to revolutionize sleep comfort on long-haul flights by introducing bunk beds to economy.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Classrooms in turmoil On Sundays after church, community members used to stop and commend Kimberly Huffman for educating local kids about the Constitution.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to educating consumers about cotton, Sylvester said what Cotton Incorporated has built with LoveShackFancy—and continues to build across its partnership portfolio—is proof that consumer marketing for a fiber works.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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