as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Recent Examples of transnational
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been an important voice articulating the dangers of climate change, sharing scientific information, and encouraging joint transnational work.
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Over the next 2½ years, federal investigators would unravel a transnational ring based out of Houston that involved over 500 firearms going over the border – 60 of which turned up at violent crime scenes in Mexico – and kilos of meth going north.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
As the postcolonial and transnational feminist and professor of women and gender studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty affirms, feminist solidarity must incorporate differences without deleting them.
—Vogue, 4 June 2025
The tools developed in the fight against other transnational threats should be used to safeguard the world’s forests against exploitation.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Over the next 2½ years, federal investigators would unravel a transnational ring based out of Houston that involved over 500 firearms going over the border – 60 of which turned up at violent crime scenes in Mexico – and kilos of meth going north.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
As the postcolonial and transnational feminist and professor of women and gender studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty affirms, feminist solidarity must incorporate differences without deleting them.
—Vogue, 4 June 2025
The tools developed in the fight against other transnational threats should be used to safeguard the world’s forests against exploitation.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transnational
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Think of something in this respect like a better passing Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has averaged 14 points per game over eight years in the NBA and has also been sneaky awesome in the playoffs and big international events.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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But more than 20 years after Jeffrey Lawson's operation, an international research team found evidence that the brains of newborn premature babies react to pain stimuli in a very similar way to those of adults.—
Christian Wolf,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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