as in international
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
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
According to Foxconn, the Taiwanese multinational behind Nurabot, the humanoid can reduce nurses’ workload by up to 30%.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The second phase proposes a new governing authority excluding Hamas, a multinational Palestinian-Arab security force, and Arab and Islamic funding for reconstruction, with limited participation from the Palestinian Authority.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Offering the same employee proposition doesn’t mean the company can copy and paste its culture into different societies; however, a challenge for any budding multinational.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
According to Foxconn, the Taiwanese multinational behind Nurabot, the humanoid can reduce nurses’ workload by up to 30%.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
However, Qnity has built out local-for-local capabilities in China, and its deep relationship with multinational companies means that if supply chains shift, its business can shift with it.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The second phase proposes a new governing authority excluding Hamas, a multinational Palestinian-Arab security force, and Arab and Islamic funding for reconstruction, with limited participation from the Palestinian Authority.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
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In October 2024, the arrest of prominent Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, who helped expose the human trafficking fueling online scam centers, prompted widespread international concern.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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There would be a symbolic deployment of international forces, and a kind of coördination system between Israel, the United States, and other international forces about any violations of the ceasefire.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Smiths break-up marks the end of an era in which conglomerates dominated the ranks of Britain’s biggest companies.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories Of course, a Paramount-WBD merger would undoubtedly include a massive tranche of layoffs, as a union of the two conglomerates would reduce corporate overhead and would consolidate functions across studios, TV and streaming operations.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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