oriented
adjective
ori·ent·ed
ˈȯr-ē-ˌen-təd 
: intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed
humanistically oriented scholars
market-oriented production
an ecologically oriented approach
is goal oriented
Examples of oriented in a Sentence
The audience was academically oriented.
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Trump’s measures could theoretically prove something of an own-goal by favouring other nations where subsidies and pro-clean energy policies are more oriented towards climate goals, such as some parts of the renewable energy sector within the EU and China.
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This category seems to be slightly more oriented towards tracks by artists who write and perform their own works.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
All of our drug policies must remain oriented toward discouraging drug use.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With oriented bounding boxes, this issue is significantly reduced, resulting in up to a 10% improvement in traversal performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This category seems to be slightly more oriented towards tracks by artists who write and perform their own works.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
All of our drug policies must remain oriented toward discouraging drug use.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With oriented bounding boxes, this issue is significantly reduced, resulting in up to a 10% improvement in traversal performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oriented
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“Oriented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriented. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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