as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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The binary categorization served as a tool to vilify some foreigners as unnatural immigrants and justify their exclusion.
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Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
This oversimplification allows people to maintain their binary worldview, but at the cost of erasing bisexual identities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
At the heart of the pinwheel lies a pair of massive, hot stars locked in a binary orbit, located roughly 8,000 light-years from Earth in the Sagittarius constellation.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This binary perception undermines what journalism took as its traditional role: to inform the public with accuracy, fairness, and accountability.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
This oversimplification allows people to maintain their binary worldview, but at the cost of erasing bisexual identities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
At the heart of the pinwheel lies a pair of massive, hot stars locked in a binary orbit, located roughly 8,000 light-years from Earth in the Sagittarius constellation.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This binary perception undermines what journalism took as its traditional role: to inform the public with accuracy, fairness, and accountability.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for binary
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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