as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Recent Examples of multinational
Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
The group will also get to network with a multinational business at its office in Cape Town.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Take Lam Research, a multinational, multibillion-dollar tech company based in Fremont, California.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
The group will also get to network with a multinational business at its office in Cape Town.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
That put me in the minority of a generation of eaters who transformed what started in 1993 as a small Denver restaurant into a multibillion multinational with nearly 4,000 locations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
Adjective
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The international tournament returns Wednesday, with 20 teams competing in a format similar to the FIFA World Cup, with a group stage starting in Asia, followed by knockout rounds and the championship game at LoanDepot Park in Miami.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Most recently, during January’s anti-government protests, the authorities killed thousands of protesters and plunged the entire country into international isolation with an internet blackout.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In January 2025, a United Arab Emirates conglomerate bought 30 percent of an Israeli defense technology company.—
Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
5 Mar. 2026
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The conglomerate later returned the subsidy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Now, however, the ultimate decisions about what happens at ABC and CBS are made by executives at the megacorporations that own them.—
Oscar Winberg,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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The secretive acts of Weyland-Yutani, the megacorporation that is apparently involved in everything in the universe, has fueled countless Alien stories.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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