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
That summit was followed by planning for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but that has not taken place, and diplomatic efforts to end the war seem to have stalled.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Lee was the first South Korean president to choose Japan for the inaugural bilateral visit since the two nations normalized ties in 1965.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
At the very least, aiming for bilateral trade balances with every country does not make sense.
—Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
The goal of the EU-Mercosur trade deal is to increase bilateral trade and investment and lower tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, notably for small and medium-sized companies.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Lee was the first South Korean president to choose Japan for the inaugural bilateral visit since the two nations normalized ties in 1965.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
At the very least, aiming for bilateral trade balances with every country does not make sense.
—Ernie Tedeschi, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
The goal of the EU-Mercosur trade deal is to increase bilateral trade and investment and lower tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, notably for small and medium-sized companies.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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The department, which already owns Union Station, is renegotiating a cooperative agreement with the nonprofit Union Station Redevelopment Corp. and Amtrak, which leases the station.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Cantina Tramin - Alto Adige is known for its cooperative wineries where dozens or even hundreds of local farmers supple grapes to the company; these growers are also winery members.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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With nearly 70,000 collective likes on Instagram and TikTok, the video stands as a reminder that a traditional critic like me can be influenced, too.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Consider how mycorrhizal networks in Malaysian forests manage resource distribution through chemical signaling that optimizes collective rather than individual success.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What else defines your value within the communal sphere?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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From ancient cave drawings to communal fire rings, humans have always gathered to share narratives.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Farmers are facing the effects of reciprocal tariffs and the elimination of humanitarian food exports.—
Lluvia Gaucin,
IndyStar,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, reciprocal tariffs face legal challenges and could be struck down.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Teachers, students and nurses, as well as police officers who had heard about the Thursday night candlelight vigil over their dispatch radios, all joined together for a moment of silence, united in a shared sense of grief and hope after Wednesday's mass shooting.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
29 Aug. 2025
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The two discovered a shared belief in the power of food as medicine.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The department claims the stops are random and consensual.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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