as in to introduce
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 orient
The household survey is oriented more toward demographics and is best known as the source of the national unemployment rate.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The orienting premise, however, should be unequivocal—that, as far as Washington and its partners are concerned, Houthi misbehavior is being made possible by Tehran—and that, as a result, Tehran holds the key to getting its Yemeni proxy to stand down.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Diversity Enhances Tech Capabilities When more women join tech teams, the focus often shifts from being purely technical to also becoming very customer oriented, delivering higher-quality products.
—Corinne Post, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Unfolding just hours after the jolt of Election Day, the seventh annual edition of the fest brought together various constituencies from across entertainment and technology trying to orient themselves in a changing world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The orienting premise, however, should be unequivocal—that, as far as Washington and its partners are concerned, Houthi misbehavior is being made possible by Tehran—and that, as a result, Tehran holds the key to getting its Yemeni proxy to stand down.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Diversity Enhances Tech Capabilities When more women join tech teams, the focus often shifts from being purely technical to also becoming very customer oriented, delivering higher-quality products.
—Corinne Post, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Unfolding just hours after the jolt of Election Day, the seventh annual edition of the fest brought together various constituencies from across entertainment and technology trying to orient themselves in a changing world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orient
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First Jhon Duran introduced his studs to Fabian Schar’s back in the 32nd minute.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Some of the biggest tech companies are pouring vast resources into this space, with Meta introducing compact models within its Llama series, OpenAI having its o1-mini, Microsoft advancing its phi-3 family and Google pushing forward with Gemma.Abhi Maheshwari, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Smith began working ahead of the 2018 midterm election to educate and register Black and brown voters, contracting with Rock The Vote, among others.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Children are never too young to become Swifties, which is why one mom has delighted the internet by educating her four kids on the singer's backlog of music videos (AKA theatrical masterpieces).Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Our guys have done a great job of orientating their minds in a different way this season.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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In El Paso, people have opened small businesses orientated to the lowriding community.Fernanda Figueroa and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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