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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
Nina Burns, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
No, Adi kept saying, no, trying but plainly failing to explain the distinction between a government and a multinational nonprofit foundation.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Of all those most threatened by the financialization of European small business, the biggest, most successful and longest-surviving multinational the world had ever seen, the Church, with its corporate headquarters in Rome, had a lot to be worried about.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Advanced Linen Service, which provides table linens and other services for restaurants and businesses, announced the closure after the company was acquired by multinational firm Alsco Uniforms.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
No, Adi kept saying, no, trying but plainly failing to explain the distinction between a government and a multinational nonprofit foundation.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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
Of all those most threatened by the financialization of European small business, the biggest, most successful and longest-surviving multinational the world had ever seen, the Church, with its corporate headquarters in Rome, had a lot to be worried about.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
Adjective
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Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last summer after failing to register in time before the applications closed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The weeklong trip may be one of only a few international trips Vance makes this year.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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That is not always the case in a 300,000-person conglomerate.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shares in the developer, which is majority owned by Global 500 conglomerate Jardine Matheson, have doubled in value over the past 12 months.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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