as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Recent Examples of transnational
Collaboration across North American borders produces vital conduits for transnational supply chains, over $4 billion in daily cross-border trade and dynamic networks of research and development.
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John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
By the nineteen-sixties, the hibakusha identity was established enough, and the condition of Korean survivors bad enough, that a transnational movement started to take shape.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The gang, now Venezuela’s most powerful transnational criminal organization, is allegedly being used in a campaign to destabilize neighboring countries and the United States.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Josh Meyer is a veteran correspondent focusing on domestic, national and global security issues, including transnational criminal organizations.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
By the nineteen-sixties, the hibakusha identity was established enough, and the condition of Korean survivors bad enough, that a transnational movement started to take shape.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The gang, now Venezuela’s most powerful transnational criminal organization, is allegedly being used in a campaign to destabilize neighboring countries and the United States.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Josh Meyer is a veteran correspondent focusing on domestic, national and global security issues, including transnational criminal organizations.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transnational
international
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Advertisement There has been concern from international organizations about hundreds of Palestinians killed while collecting aid from distribution sites set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 July 2025
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This summer, however, the usual flow of international visitors has noticeably slowed, a trend Carney links to the shift in U.S. politics.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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