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involving two groups or countries; having or affecting two sides
bilateral trade agreements a bilateral treaty
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Recent Examples of bilateral
By the end of the visit, both the Vatican and the State Department stressed their strong bilateral ties.
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Both sides stressed that Rubio’s meetings with Leo and the Vatican’s top diplomat underscored strong bilateral ties.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, in Yerevan on May 5, Armenia hosted a bilateral summit with the EU where the country established stronger economic and defense ties to the bloc.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
In 2015, Wilson, then 58, revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Both sides stressed that Rubio’s meetings with Leo and the Vatican’s top diplomat underscored strong bilateral ties.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, in Yerevan on May 5, Armenia hosted a bilateral summit with the EU where the country established stronger economic and defense ties to the bloc.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
In 2015, Wilson, then 58, revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
Adjective
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Vahl’s team is one of several cooperative teams set to be disbanded next fall due to an Illinois High School Association policy that disqualifies large cooperative teams from competing at the state level, according to Orland High School District 230 officials.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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For example, the capabilities of the chip-manufacturer TSMC emerge from the collective intelligence of its 90,000 interacting employees.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Last are the members of Open Group, a Ukrainian contemporary art collective that attempts to confront the war through its artistic practice.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Residents of the city of Orgosolo in 1969 famously stopped the construction of a military firing range on communal grazing land known as Pratobello.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Zelenskyy noted in a post on X that Ukraine would observe a reciprocal ceasefire starting at midnight on Tuesday.—
F. Brinley Bruton,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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For decades, Washington projected its sanctions architecture on the assumption that no major counterparty would counterattack with a reciprocal one.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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Writing from the mind is a small act of resistance to that, and an act of service to our shared environment.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Each box is themed and includes toys, treats, and a guide for shared activities.—
Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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But researchers’ estimates that Grok was generating thousands of harmful images an hour appear to be increasingly backed by lawsuits from victims surfacing non-consensual images.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Holder denied raping her, according to the reports, and claimed the encounter was consensual.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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