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
However, India’s bilateral strategy is fraying.
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Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
At their bilateral summit, Lee and Xi were both positive about their countries' relations, reaffirming their commitment to continued, stable economic cooperation.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
India and the United States have formalized a landmark 10-year defense framework aimed at significantly deepening military cooperation, marking a new era in bilateral strategic ties.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
On the sidelines of the summit, Xi had bilateral meetings with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
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Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
At their bilateral summit, Lee and Xi were both positive about their countries' relations, reaffirming their commitment to continued, stable economic cooperation.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
India and the United States have formalized a landmark 10-year defense framework aimed at significantly deepening military cooperation, marking a new era in bilateral strategic ties.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
On the sidelines of the summit, Xi had bilateral meetings with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 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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But also, a village implies a loose, reciprocal network of people who want to help one another, not an employee who is obligated to work for an employer at certain times.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Totally mutual, totally reciprocal.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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