two-way

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Recent Examples of two-way That robbed Lane, a two-way player at Gilman who had seven touchdowns in those two games, of any late chances to attend high school showcases, make college visits or get on the radar of the top football programs. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Plus, Charlotte also likes Moussa Diabate, who developed enough in his third season in the league to have his two-way contract converted into a standard NBA deal. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025 Now a few researchers think a form of two-way communication with dolphins could be on the horizon. Melissa Hobson, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025 Remember, building relationships is a two-way street; offering assistance, sharing insights or introducing connections can create goodwill and strengthen bonds. Veena Jetti, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for two-way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-way
Adjective
  • Beijing responded by slapping reciprocal tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods, mostly targeting U.S. agricultural products worth some $16.5 billion — a trade war that saw the loss of a quarter of a million U.S. jobs by January 2021, according to the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC).
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • There was some doubt about that bilateral trajectory when President Trump issued an executive order shortly after taking office, suspending funds for the U.S. Agency for International Development for projects in Vietnam.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The Pope had been dealing with serious health issues and was hospitalized for 38 days in February and March with bilateral pneumonia and bronchitis.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some users combine cannabis and lion’s mane mushrooms to harness their synergistic effects.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • While Roman may muscle Hubble out a bit by forming a more synergistic partnership with the JWST, plenty of observatories would still benefit from a team-up adventure with Hubble.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While many artists rightfully worry about AI's extractive tendencies, research published in Harvard Business Review indicates that AI tools can potentially amplify rather than merely extract creative capacity, suggesting that a symbiotic relationship is possible under the right conditions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Heat stress causes corals, iconic marine invertebrates, to expel the symbiotic algae that live in their tissues and lose their vibrant colors and vital nutrients in the process.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The pair’s relationship in the Sacramento area was consensual, and the victim did allow Campos to take nude photos of her in 2004 and earlier.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy both joined the navy, aware that fine military records would support their political aspirations; the relationship between the two men, moving from mutual respect to bitter rivalry, is one of the book’s stronger story lines.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Tariffs were paused on April 8 for 90 days, except for China where mutual tariffs shot up to above 100 percent.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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