orientates

Definition of orientatesnext
present tense third-person singular of orientate
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Verb
  • The show’s first season also introduces the rest of Garrett and Logan’s hockey quartet, John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), along with Hannah’s best friend and Dean’s love interest, Allie (Mika Abdalla).
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The first season also introduces the rest of the quartet of hockey players who will each co-lead a season based on a different book, Cipriano (Logan), Kalyn (Dean) and Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal), along with Abdalla as Hannah’s best friend Allie.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In 2019, the New York City Department of Education, which educates 900,000 children across some 1,600 schools, held a mandatory anti-bias training for all administrators.
    Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Orientates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientates. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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