as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle

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Recent Examples of bicycle Remembering his glimpses of racing on television, Roglic sold his motorbike, a KTM 125, and bought a bicycle. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025 The Amber Alert system got its start in 1996; Amber stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and brutally murdered. Liz Kellar, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 City staff suggested reducing the number of regular lanes on the road to make space for a lane dedicated to recreational traffic, like bicycles or golf carts. Pili Saravia, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The recent rise in electric vehicles and electric bicycles and scooters has caused a rise in battery production and consumption. Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bicycle
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bike
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  • The booth will offer information about and display adaptive bikes and will be selling lemonade to raise money for its effort, Simmons said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • One person was seriously injured when an electronic bike was involved in a crash with a vehicle in Trumbull on Thursday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025

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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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