Reorient
verb
To change the focus or direction of something.
The company plans to reorient its sales strategy to focus more on online channels.
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- reorient strategy
- reorient focus
verb
To familiarize something or someone with a new situation or environment.
They had to reorient themselves after moving to the new city.
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- reorient oneself
- reorient to new surroundings
verb
To change one's beliefs or points of view.
She had to reorient her thinking after learning the new information.
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- reorient thinking
- reorient views
verb
To change the focus or direction of something.
The company plans to reorient its sales strategy to focus more on online channels.
Often appears as...
- reorient strategy
- reorient focus
verb
To familiarize something or someone with a new situation or environment.
They had to reorient themselves after moving to the new city.
Often appears as...
- reorient oneself
- reorient to new surroundings
verb
To change one's beliefs or points of view.
She had to reorient her thinking after learning the new information.
Often appears as...
- reorient thinking
- reorient views
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
Often used in business to discuss strategy shifts and new objectives.
The marketing team decided to reorient their campaign after the initial feedback.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Change
Implies a deliberate, proactive transition towards a specific goal.
The company reoriented its priorities towards sustainability.
Pro Tip 3/3Substantial Shift
Suggests a significant change, not just a minor adjustment.
To stay relevant, the newspaper reoriented from print to digital.
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What we didn't know...
that I made out of a piece of cloth that I wrapped around an inflated balloon. The cloth's cut on the bias. So you can see that the fibers wrap in helices, and those fibers can reorient as the skeleton moves, which means the skeleton's flexible. It lengthens, shortens and bends really easily
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The dance of the dung...
important because look it takes her paws every now and then and then heads off in the direction that it wants to go in so what are they doing when they do this dense have far can we push them before they will reorient eight themselves and
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The Secret World of...
powerful muscles in the Dragons thorax reorient the wings into their final horizontal position the dragonfly is now almost ready to take its maiden flight
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What we didn't know...
that I made out of a piece of cloth that I wrapped around an inflated balloon. The cloth's cut on the bias. So you can see that the fibers wrap in helices, and those fibers can reorient as the skeleton moves, which means the skeleton's flexible. It lengthens, shortens and bends really easily
Video examples
The dance of the dung...
important because look it takes her paws every now and then and then heads off in the direction that it wants to go in so what are they doing when they do this dense have far can we push them before they will reorient eight themselves and
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The Secret World of...
powerful muscles in the Dragons thorax reorient the wings into their final horizontal position the dragonfly is now almost ready to take its maiden flight
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Quote examples
Thomas Pogge
German Philosopher
It's easy to complain that pharmaceutical companies place profits over people and apparently care more about hair loss than TB. However, many in the pharmaceutical industry would be glad for the opportunity to reorient their research toward medicines that are truly needed, provided only that such research is financially sustainable.
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David Brock
American Author
We who reject Trump's bankrupt leadership must heal old wounds, reorient ourselves, and embrace common goals. And if there is one thing on which we can all agree, it's this: we cannot concede any ground.
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We can reorient our products and business strategy because we are an agile organisation.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
After 23 June 2016, the U.K. has to reorient national policy on many dimensions.
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Thomas Pogge
German Philosopher
It's easy to complain that pharmaceutical companies place profits over people and apparently care more about hair loss than TB. However, many in the pharmaceutical industry would be glad for the opportunity to reorient their research toward medicines that are truly needed, provided only that such research is financially sustainable.
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David Brock
American Author
We who reject Trump's bankrupt leadership must heal old wounds, reorient ourselves, and embrace common goals. And if there is one thing on which we can all agree, it's this: we cannot concede any ground.
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We can reorient our products and business strategy because we are an agile organisation.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
After 23 June 2016, the U.K. has to reorient national policy on many dimensions.
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