unilateral

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Recent Examples of unilateral Trump's latest remarks come after Putin announced a unilateral three-day ceasefire covering Russia's Victory Day celebrations, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. David Brennan, ABC News, 11 May 2025 This represents a unilateral termination of the contract between club and player. James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Russia effectively rejected a 30-day unconditional truce; the Kremlin instead declared two short, unilateral ceasefires for holidays in the last two months -– one for 30 hours at Easter and another for 72 hours to coincide with Russia’s World War II Victory Day celebrations. Dasha Litvinova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 Unlike his predecessors, Trump emphasizes unilateral economic gains, evident in his leaning to lift AI export curbs for the UAE and decoupling Saudi-Israel normalization from nuclear cooperation. Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unilateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilateral
Adjective
  • Finn Balor hit a one-man stereo DDT/reverse DDT on Rollins and Zayn.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • His one-man play, Above the Call; Beyond the Duty, opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2008 and played L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum three years later.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even before the cutoff, any benefits have been one-sided in favor of India.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 May 2025
  • The deciding set was even more one-sided with Musetti clearly struggling with an injury, even after getting treatment at 0-3 down.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Also covers personal liability, personal belongings, dwelling and other structures and loss of use Does not cover Flood insurance, water damage and mold that has built up slowly over time, high-value personal items Terms apply.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 24 May 2025
  • Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
  • Well Studio, and distributed by Janus Films and Sideshow Pictures, Flow follows a solitary cat that loses its home following a great flood.
    Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • The move will likely escalate political tensions between the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Democrats in Congress denounced the federal government overruling an individual state's decision, along with Republicans rule-skirting legislative approach.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Each bag was packed with individual envelopes containing $500 in cash, the outlet reports.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • When the victim got out of her car and approached the SUV, its driver barreled into her then turned onto Lafayette Ave., heading the wrong way down a one-way street to get away, cops said.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
  • For example, one-way award flight rates from the U.S. West Coast to Tokyo Narita (NRD) or Tokyo Haneda (HND) currently start as low as 70,000 miles during the low season.
    Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Amid their imprisonment, the couple's daughter, Savannah Chrisley, had become the sole caretaker of Grayson and Chloe, 12, at just 25 years old.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • Unfortunately this would prove to be their sole win on the weekend.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Packages valued at up to $800 can no longer bypass customs duty and instead have been slapped with higher duties and single package flat costs.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • For a team usually fizzing with creative attacking ideas, their reliance on a single goalscorer, along with a late addition to the team and an unusually clinical finisher from the edge of the box, is not the spread of goal-scoring responsibility we are used to seeing.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 May 2025

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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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