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
The president is expected to visit the South Korean city of Gyeongju ahead of the summit for bilateral meetings with leaders including Xi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Since tensions ratcheted up between the two countries and the 50 percent tariffs on India went into effect, bilateral trade has plummeted.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump’s tariffs and aid cut announcements mark a stunning reversal in a bilateral relationship that has been anchored by counternarcotics cooperation for more than two decades.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The agreement came while Albanese was visiting the White House for a bilateral meeting and lunch.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Since tensions ratcheted up between the two countries and the 50 percent tariffs on India went into effect, bilateral trade has plummeted.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump’s tariffs and aid cut announcements mark a stunning reversal in a bilateral relationship that has been anchored by counternarcotics cooperation for more than two decades.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The agreement came while Albanese was visiting the White House for a bilateral meeting and lunch.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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Best Gifts for 5-Year-Olds Because kids at this age are usually entering school and making friends outside of the house, the best gifts for 5-year-olds tend to encourage cooperative play, such as a family-friendly board game.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Build cooperative production facilities with standard quality assurance, pattern-making, and finishing.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the members of the collective Creators for Zohran, a group aimed at getting Mamdani elected, are working New Yorkers, not full-time influencers.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The news of KitKat’s tragic death has sparked communal grief and outrage as locals weigh in on the safety of autonomous vehicles.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Indoor dining with communal seating options.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Fox Entertainment recently entered into a reciprocal first-look deal with HarperCollins Publishers and invested in in Holywater, a Ukrainian tech firm focused on vertical video and microdramas.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The forecast assumes a 30 percent reciprocal tariff on China and a 20 percent reciprocal tariff on all other countries from which Kontoor sources product, except for Mexico, consistent with the prior outlook.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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The whole stadium had a shared pulse.—
Marta Tucci,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to WhatsOnStage, instead of waiting for lower-quality pictures to leak, the musical shared official shots of Paddington on social media right after the first act on November 1.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Riddle claimed their relationship was consensual, and the lawsuit was eventually dropped.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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His defense lawyers rebutted that Combs was an amateur pornographer who had toxic, yet fully consensual relationships with his accusers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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