multisided
adjective
mul·ti·sid·ed
ˌməl-tē-ˈsī-dəd 
-ˌtī-
variants
or multi-sided
: having multiple and usually more than two sides
… in Yugoslavia, where typhus ravaged the country during the multisided war among Germans, Serbs, Croats, communists, and monarchists …—
Albert E. Cowdrey
Albert E. Cowdrey… the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, housed in a stunning, multi-sided, gem-like building …—Fran Golden
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The home also has motorized Hunter Douglas blinds and multisided fireplaces.
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Saleema Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
Russia played an important role in multisided negotiations that resulted in the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran.
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Fred Weir,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2026
Once a multisided buildup is underway, its momentum will be more difficult to reverse.
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Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
In the absence of the United States playing that role, all of these once again become targets of a multisided competition.
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Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
The latest developments have once again demonstrated the shifting alliances of Syria's multisided civil war that has been subject to competing geopolitical interests among foreign powers.
—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Saleema Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
Russia played an important role in multisided negotiations that resulted in the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran.
—
Fred Weir,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2026
Once a multisided buildup is underway, its momentum will be more difficult to reverse.
—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
In the absence of the United States playing that role, all of these once again become targets of a multisided competition.
—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
The latest developments have once again demonstrated the shifting alliances of Syria's multisided civil war that has been subject to competing geopolitical interests among foreign powers.
—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Multisided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multisided. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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