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
Gone are the days when kids would affix baseball cards onto bicycle spokes and ride around with a motorcycle-like sound emanating from the wheels.
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Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Mom isn’t taking her kids to the store on a bicycle in July, much less January.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
What begins as a crime caper morphs into an unexpected rom-com as Jeff spends more time with Leigh’s family and even joins her local church, all while concealing his real identity and living behind a display of bicycles at Leigh’s workplace.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
The perch of a bicycle is an excellent way to get around, thanks to a fairly flat, car-free path.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Mom isn’t taking her kids to the store on a bicycle in July, much less January.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
What begins as a crime caper morphs into an unexpected rom-com as Jeff spends more time with Leigh’s family and even joins her local church, all while concealing his real identity and living behind a display of bicycles at Leigh’s workplace.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
The perch of a bicycle is an excellent way to get around, thanks to a fairly flat, car-free path.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycle
bike
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Sunday's emergency edition saw reduced full nudity compared to typical events, likely due to the cool, wet weather conditions, though some participants still rode wearing only bike helmets.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Is passing in the bike lane legal?—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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