as in introduced
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 oriented
Seemed to be very family oriented.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
They were beloved and trusted, known to be hardworking, community-oriented, and generous with their time and money.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Cannabis marketing that meets seniors on their terms by being honest, educational and medically oriented has the opportunity to transform the cannabis industry.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
So everyone’s very oriented as to what this is.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
They were beloved and trusted, known to be hardworking, community-oriented, and generous with their time and money.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Cannabis marketing that meets seniors on their terms by being honest, educational and medically oriented has the opportunity to transform the cannabis industry.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
So everyone’s very oriented as to what this is.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oriented
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Altogether, legislation was introduced this year in at least 21 states to prohibit or roll back provisions related to adding fluoride to public water systems, according to Abby Francl, policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Each participant was educated on how to follow a ketogenic diet consisting of fewer than 50 grams of carbs per day, combined with higher fat and moderate protein intake.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Olds was born in San Francisco and educated at Stanford University and Columbia University.—
Literary Hub,
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10 Sep. 2025
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“Oriented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oriented. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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