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
Munn was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023 and went public with her health journey in March 2024, having undergone five surgeries including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, bilateral trade between the two nations surged to $15.2 billion, underscoring a relationship defined as much by raw materials as by strategic interest, according to the U.S. State Department.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Trump had also made warm comments praising Chinese President Xi Jinping and expressed interests in arranging a bilateral meeting.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
She was diagnosed with bilateral, multi-focal, multi-quadrant, stage 1 Luminal B breast cancer.
—Danielle Pergament, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, bilateral trade between the two nations surged to $15.2 billion, underscoring a relationship defined as much by raw materials as by strategic interest, according to the U.S. State Department.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Trump had also made warm comments praising Chinese President Xi Jinping and expressed interests in arranging a bilateral meeting.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
She was diagnosed with bilateral, multi-focal, multi-quadrant, stage 1 Luminal B breast cancer.
—Danielle Pergament, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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The proposal calls for OAR to be eliminated as an office, as well as funding for climate, weather and ocean laboratories, cooperative institutes and other programs.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Players can buy businesses, rob banks, toy around in supercars, or join others in cooperative heists.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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One calendar year ago, coming off of that surprisingly competitive 2023-24 season, Briere cautioned against the group taking a collective step forward.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is a moment to navigate the tension between personal will and collective belonging.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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This belief, that storytelling is a communal act, inspired me.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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The higher yields come amid weakening investor confidence in U.S. assets and the sell-off that ensued after U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs on April 2.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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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
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My campaign is rooted in our shared vision for District 6, one that is focused on safer neighborhoods, a sustainable cost of living, and smart, responsible growth—ensuring that our city remains a great place to live, work, be educated and invest in.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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As space shifts from government dominance to public-private collaboration, new interdependencies are emerging and altering traditional interactions, driving competitive innovation and prompting a broader perspective of space as a shared strategic domain.—
Reema Khan,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As for the question of consent, Iredale said people are allowed to agree to some level of physicality during consensual encounters, but there is a limit.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Brand maintains all of his relationships were consensual.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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