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 two men traveled to the bilateral talks in the same car after departing a formal reception, according to the Kremlin on social media, per The Associated Press.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Most recently, Canada’s trade minister announced during an official visit to Brasília that his country planned to sign a bilateral deal with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc of which Brazil is a member.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Past surgeries include bilateral cataract surgery and an appendectomy at age 11.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Jennifer said Sid has moderate bilateral sensurineural hearing loss.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Most recently, Canada’s trade minister announced during an official visit to Brasília that his country planned to sign a bilateral deal with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc of which Brazil is a member.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Past surgeries include bilateral cataract surgery and an appendectomy at age 11.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Jennifer said Sid has moderate bilateral sensurineural hearing loss.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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Historic West End Partners is planning a 15,000-square-foot cooperative grocery store in partnership with Weaver Street Market, which has four stores in the Raleigh region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Began first labor market information cooperative agreements with states.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hanna When Kirsten Becken first reached out to me about joining the Femxphotographers collective, I was both flattered and intrigued.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Joining the collection soon will be new site-specific works created by the artist collective RojoNegro (composed of Noé Martínez and María Sosa), sculptor Max Hooper Schneider and poet, artist and chef Precious Okoyomon.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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At West Valley College, the cafeteria was upgraded with plush seating and communal dining tables.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tiny communal kitchens, barely any counter space and maybe just a microwave to work with?—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were reciprocal tariffs added on top, raising the tariffs from 10 to 25 percent as a base increase on my regular costs.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Forty years later, the brothers finally re-unite, back on Scottish soil, to reopen old wounds and reconcile with their shared past.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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As of state legislation passed in 2024, creating or distributing non-consensual pornographic deepfakes is a misdemeanor offense in Indiana.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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At least 14 CEOs have been fired for apparently consensual affairs since 2016, according to Challenger Gray & Christmas data, often coinciding with either operational missteps or misuse of corporate assets.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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