as in introduces
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 orients
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
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Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
The gene encodes a protein that normally orients and aligns cells in the stomach; without it, the cells become lopsided, rogue, and possibly cancerous.
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Bourla confirmed that Pfizer now orients more than 40% of its annual R&D spend toward oncology.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
When that responsibility is abdicated or abused, the system orients itself around avoidance and silence.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Amerasu is Black and trans, an orientation to the world that orients her art.
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
Fixing our sights on God orients our view to the reality and order of divine Principle and brings out God’s abundant and unchangeable good in our lives.
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Michelle Boccanfuso Nanouche,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
The gene encodes a protein that normally orients and aligns cells in the stomach; without it, the cells become lopsided, rogue, and possibly cancerous.
—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Bourla confirmed that Pfizer now orients more than 40% of its annual R&D spend toward oncology.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
When that responsibility is abdicated or abused, the system orients itself around avoidance and silence.
—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Amerasu is Black and trans, an orientation to the world that orients her art.
—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
Fixing our sights on God orients our view to the reality and order of divine Principle and brings out God’s abundant and unchangeable good in our lives.
—
Michelle Boccanfuso Nanouche,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orients
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The launch continues the long-running National Cheesecake Day tradition for the restaurant chain, which introduces a new cheesecake flavor each year to mark the occasion.
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The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation’s public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
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“Orients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orients. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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