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On the other side, the spokes meet the axle slightly off-center, while the gears (and the freewheel that allows them to rotate freely in only one direction) take up the space between there and the frame. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "How bicycles have changed in the last 25 years," 10 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
If your NuvaRing falls out, your next steps depend on how long your vagina’s been freewheeling it. — Korin Miller, SELF, "How to Insert NuvaRing So It Stays in Place," 25 Jan. 2019 This very specific strain of immigration hawkery — the fear of murder by an immigrant — is the reason Trump had a constituency in the early, freewheeling days of his campaign. — Dara Lind, Vox, "Trump has made Mollie Tibbetts the latest martyr in his anti-immigrant crusade," 24 Aug. 2018 The former Homeland Security secretary and Marine Corps general made swift changes in both personnel and protocol, limiting the once-freewheeling environment surrounding the president. — John Roberts, Fox News, "Trump asks John Kelly to stay as chief of staff through 2020, sources say," 31 July 2018 Trump digs at Pelosi, Waters, hints at Supreme Court thinking during freewheeling rally Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: The battle over the Supreme Court begins; Trump-Putin summit details to be revealed," 28 June 2018 But the truth is, summer is meant for freewheeling, ditching obligations (ideally!) and kicking back. — New York Times, "Here’s Your Summer Hair Guide," 12 June 2018 Despite the kingdom’s wealth, businessmen would rather work in freewheeling Dubai than Riyadh. — The Economist, "How to ensure Muhammad bin Salman’s reforms succeed," 23 June 2018 But what’s even more astonishing than the freewheeling setlists and the freewheeling attitude toward wading into the crowd, in this business, at this level, these days, is an 85-year-old performer who can still bring it. — Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, "Review: Willie Nelson got his much-anticipated do-over in Charlotte. So, how’d it go?," 21 June 2018 So Postecoglou was replaced by Bert van Marwijk, a man whose claim to fame is turning the freewheeling Dutch into a pragmatic, defense-first team. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "World Cup 2018: A Guide to Every Team," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'freewheel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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