as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
will orientate all incoming freshmen to the layout of the campus
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Recent Examples of orientate
In El Paso, people have opened small businesses orientated to the lowriding community.
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Fernanda Figueroa and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The more iconoclastic Porter has orientated herself as the agent of change — running, to some degree, against the D.C. establishment that Schiff represents.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
There is discernible roll under cornering loads, but only to an extent that helps to orientate the driver to growing lateral forces.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
The tablet can also be mounted on a standard VESA mount arm, and Xencelabs said a multi-axis stand that can freely orientate the tablet vertically or horizontally will be available to purchase separately (though no price or release date has been mentioned).
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
Some birds can sense the Earth’s magnetic field and orientate themselves with the ease of a compass needle.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2010
Even on clear moonless nights, many beetles still manage to orientate along straight paths.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
In a planetarium, the beetles orientate equally well when rolling under a full starlit sky as when only the Milky Way is present.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
The first thing to look for is what’s called the square of Pegasus, although this time of year the square is orientated diagonally in the sky, so look for a giant diamond of four stars about halfway up in the east-southeastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2019
Fernanda Figueroa and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The more iconoclastic Porter has orientated herself as the agent of change — running, to some degree, against the D.C. establishment that Schiff represents.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
There is discernible roll under cornering loads, but only to an extent that helps to orientate the driver to growing lateral forces.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
The tablet can also be mounted on a standard VESA mount arm, and Xencelabs said a multi-axis stand that can freely orientate the tablet vertically or horizontally will be available to purchase separately (though no price or release date has been mentioned).
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
Some birds can sense the Earth’s magnetic field and orientate themselves with the ease of a compass needle.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2010
Even on clear moonless nights, many beetles still manage to orientate along straight paths.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
In a planetarium, the beetles orientate equally well when rolling under a full starlit sky as when only the Milky Way is present.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
The first thing to look for is what’s called the square of Pegasus, although this time of year the square is orientated diagonally in the sky, so look for a giant diamond of four stars about halfway up in the east-southeastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientate
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Even a few years after Apple introduced the system, the slimness of the iMac is still pretty impressive.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris didn’t take the opportunity to distance herself from Biden enough on that issue or introduce different ideas, Syed said.Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But that logic can escape state transportation executives oriented toward longer, intercity trips instead of shorter, intracity ones, as well as highway engineers trained to focus on maximizing the speed of all vehicles, regardless of how many people are inside them.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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From the start, its founder, Yvon Chouinard, has oriented its business leaders and their decisions around the company’s values of environmentalism and social good.Swapna Sathyan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lara wrote that football players were aware of the district’s policy because all students have been educated about hate speech.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is the price of a rapid advance in global notoriety: Masses rush to familiarize, align, and occasionally embarrass themselves.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ultimately, familiarizing yourself with THISTL’s work can be the best first step.Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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