bilateral

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Recent Examples of bilateral The bilateral meeting was scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m. EDT. The Hill Staff, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 China dispatched a naval group led by an aircraft carrier to the western Pacific Ocean after the United States deployed ship-sinking missiles in the Philippines for a bilateral war game. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Complications arose as he was diagnosed with bilateral pnuemonia. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 In the interim, multiple countries, along with the EU as a whole, are trying to negotiate bilateral trade deals with the Trump administration. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bilateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
Adjective
  • Yet, Doyle was cooperative and even allowed investigators to search his truck and take photos.
    Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 10 May 2025
  • The entrepreneur visited several cooperative groups and spoke directly with the women who farm ingredients and produce shea butter in the country.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • These exercises are vital in strengthening our collective defense posture and operational readiness.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Many supported Trump because of their collective allergy toward anything remotely lefty—seeing Hugo Chávez or his successor Nicolás Maduro’s shadow on Kamala Harris.
    Alejandro Puyana, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet there’s a bittersweet tinge to this more communal but somewhat regimented form of domestication to accompany Cassian’s genuine physical pain over a blaster injury, sustained on some off-screen mission in the past year.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 7 May 2025
  • The lush outdoor garden features native California plants and plenty of seating around the communal fire pit and bubbling water features, offering opportunities for quiet reflection or socializing. Spa Hotel Wren has no spa, but guests can book in-room massages.
    Booth Moore, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • The president imposed reciprocal tariffs on a slew of countries April 2 but later paused most of them for 90 days, saying those nations' leaders were eager to negotiate trade deals.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • That was due to the suspension of many of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs for three months, until early July, after the president unveiled his original tariff policy on April 2.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • The parents to son Prince Archie, 5, and 3-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet have started careers in entertainment through their shared brand Archewell.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Only a fraction of that system was going to be federally funded, and the office worked on making the whole network more reliable, with a focus on the technical standards and shared protocols that reduce glitches when cars and chargers interact.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The pair’s relationship in the Sacramento area was consensual, and the victim did allow Campos to take nude photos of her in 2004 and earlier.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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