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 bilateral meeting was scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m. EDT.
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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
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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
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The proposal calls for OAR to be eliminated as an office, as well as funding for climate, weather and ocean laboratories, cooperative institutes and other programs.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Players can buy businesses, rob banks, toy around in supercars, or join others in cooperative heists.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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These exercises are vital in strengthening our collective defense posture and operational readiness.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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This belief, that storytelling is a communal act, inspired me.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The higher yields come amid weakening investor confidence in U.S. assets and the sell-off that ensued after U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs on April 2.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, the Trump administration should aim to keep high-end, strategic manufacturing—in sectors such as semiconductors and industrial robotics—close to balanced, through formulaic reciprocal tariffs.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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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
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Richmond is just one of many names that recur across Fey projects, a consistent roster that both guarantees a shared DNA and cultivates experienced talent over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of the victims were allegedly forced to say, on camera, that their encounters were consensual.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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