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Recent Examples of recumbent
Bill Bucklew Now, Bucklew set to get on his recumbent tricycle and set off on a cross-cycle of the length of Route 66, along with a team of others living with Parkinson's.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Types of bikes insured Markel covers bicycles, tricycles, tandem bikes, recumbent bikes and e-bikes.
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Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
The bespectacled local celebrity seemingly has it together — riding his recumbent bike to and from work each day, drinking healthy green juices, playing board games with his family on the weekends.
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Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
The series’ first image is of Clark, a local weatherman, commuting to work on his recumbent bike, as dorky a mode of transportation as has ever been invented.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Types of bikes insured Markel covers bicycles, tricycles, tandem bikes, recumbent bikes and e-bikes.
—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
The bespectacled local celebrity seemingly has it together — riding his recumbent bike to and from work each day, drinking healthy green juices, playing board games with his family on the weekends.
—
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
The series’ first image is of Clark, a local weatherman, commuting to work on his recumbent bike, as dorky a mode of transportation as has ever been invented.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
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The man’s emergency parachute deployed outside the airplane, dragging him into the horizontal stabilizer.
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Also in a test phase is horizontal video, a way to watch reels with horizontal landscape content made for the big screen.
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For instance, people prone to acid reflux or migraines sometimes find that chocolate can trigger symptoms.
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Eucerin’s Clear Skin Sunscreen is formulated with oily, acne-prone skin in mind.
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If your complexion tends to look flat or tired by midday, this powder can help bring back some radiance.
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This shirt dress can be worn to the office with block heels or styled casually with flat sneakers, and most importantly, it’s made from 100 percent cotton.
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Anton Radchenko, a lawyer and the chief executive of AirAdvisor, told the Times that the woman could bring a small claims lawsuit against the airline, pointing to two cases where passengers won money over a non-reclining seat in India and a disappointing business class cabin in New Zealand.
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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