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Recent Examples of unilaterally
Trump has aggressively pushed Tehran to fully reopen the strait as part of a shaky ceasefire, which was set to expire this week before being unilaterally extended by the president.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
The Department of Buildings does not have the legal authority to change the law unilaterally.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Companies unilaterally collect data from most of your activities.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Petro’s announcement comes during a dispute between the two leaders that has plunged Colombia and Ecuador into a trade war since January, when Noboa unilaterally imposed tariffs on Colombian imports, citing a lack of control at their shared border.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
With its overwhelming mandate, Fidesz set to work reshaping Hungary by unilaterally writing a new constitution, re-rigging the electoral system and stacking the courts.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
That code states that price changes cannot be made unilaterally without stating a valid reason in advance.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
In the European Union, companies cannot unilaterally change the terms of a contract without providing proper justification specified in advance of those provisions taking effect.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The edit appears to enshrine Kennedy’s ability to unilaterally install ACIP members.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
The Department of Buildings does not have the legal authority to change the law unilaterally.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Companies unilaterally collect data from most of your activities.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Petro’s announcement comes during a dispute between the two leaders that has plunged Colombia and Ecuador into a trade war since January, when Noboa unilaterally imposed tariffs on Colombian imports, citing a lack of control at their shared border.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
With its overwhelming mandate, Fidesz set to work reshaping Hungary by unilaterally writing a new constitution, re-rigging the electoral system and stacking the courts.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
That code states that price changes cannot be made unilaterally without stating a valid reason in advance.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
In the European Union, companies cannot unilaterally change the terms of a contract without providing proper justification specified in advance of those provisions taking effect.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The edit appears to enshrine Kennedy’s ability to unilaterally install ACIP members.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilaterally
Adverb
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All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Ipeirotis grades the exams separately, also with the help of AI.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Already, top executives at WBD and Paramount have begun the integration planning process, although the two companies must still operate separately for the time being.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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First, according to the authors of this study, researchers have to understand them individually.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each of the nine ships in the Windjammer fleet is individually owned and has a distinct personality, with beauty, grace, and speed as the unifying elements.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Inheritance often tears families apart and much of that conflict is rooted in poor communication.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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What truly sets it apart is its one-of-a-kind spa and longevity zones, offering everything from red light therapy to hyperbaric oxygen chambers and cryotherapy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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She is popularly conflated with Jodha Bai, who has been rendered severally in art, literature, and cinema, but who may have been fictional rather than historical.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Mar. 2026
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First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally.—
The Insider,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2021
Adverb
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Use them singly as a specimen plant, clustered in a privacy screen, or naturalized along a wood line.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The revolutionaries’ own internal divisions left them to face the Austrian invasion singly.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The receivers are a group to watch, but there aren’t enough wild cards in that group to single-handedly push the defenders down.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last year, after her husband had a stroke, Veni, 62, has been working on her 72-year-old husband's two acres of chile fields single-handedly.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Attempting to close this gap solely by raising the gas tax would require a dramatic increase that is unlikely to be politically viable.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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