as in cooperative
involving two groups or countries; having or affecting two sides
bilateral trade agreements a bilateral treaty
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Recent Examples of bilateral
Yewande Komolafe, a cooking writer for The New York Times, became a bilateral and digital amputee in 2024 after being admitted to the hospital for flu-like symptoms.
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Export restrictions, logistical prioritization, and bilateral agreements allow the Kremlin to shape supply availability in ways that oil markets, buffered by deep inventories and diversified producers, simply cannot replicate.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Yet in Washington, many still speak as if every bilateral trade deficit is proof that America is being victimized.
—Richard W. Rahn, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The bilateral agreements were the first formal normalization of Arab-Israeli diplomatic relations in decades.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 May 2026
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Export restrictions, logistical prioritization, and bilateral agreements allow the Kremlin to shape supply availability in ways that oil markets, buffered by deep inventories and diversified producers, simply cannot replicate.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Yet in Washington, many still speak as if every bilateral trade deficit is proof that America is being victimized.
—Richard W. Rahn, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The bilateral agreements were the first formal normalization of Arab-Israeli diplomatic relations in decades.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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In Fekak’s case, the driver stayed at the scene, was cooperative with police and showed no signs of impairment, police spokeswoman Alyssa Arcand said earlier this week.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is within a prestigious 1920s prewar cooperative apartment house designed in the 1920s by American architect Rosario Candela.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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At its core, the novel emphasizes communal resilience and individual survivance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The concerts were canceled after the terrorist plot was uncovered, prompting Swifties to take to the streets to come together in an act of communal support.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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In other words, mass media genres have a reciprocal relationship with social and cultural values in which genres may help to shape them.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Dealing with big personalities is one of Harbaugh’s strengths after 18 years as a CEO head coach, and all parties should enter this alliance with eyes wide open based on their extensive shared history.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The choices may still be painful – and there may be no perfect answer – but with the right support, those decisions can feel more thoughtful, more shared and more aligned with what matters most.—
Jennifer McCurdy,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Some of the biggest tech companies will now be held accountable for failing to act quickly when asked to remove non-consensual intimate images and videos.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
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Campbell’s defense attorney Andrew Courossi claimed that all the encounters were consensual, saying that just because the women were intoxicated doesn’t mean they were incapacitated.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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