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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West Allis officials are aiming to cut severe pedestrian and bicycle crashes by 50% after new data showed the city’s most serious injuries and fatalities are concentrated at a handful of busy intersections and along major corridors.
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The crackdown comes after a group of children on bicycles took over several lanes of a freeway earlier in January, and it was all caught on camera.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Related Stories The film follows the true story of PK, a 23-year-old street artist from India who sets off with a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle on a 6,000-mile journey across Europe and Asia to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart during her visit to India.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Another factor was that the car’s software struggled to classify the victim (who was pushing a bicycle across an arterial road) as human and therefore failed to predict her movement sufficiently in advance of the crash.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The crackdown comes after a group of children on bicycles took over several lanes of a freeway earlier in January, and it was all caught on camera.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Related Stories The film follows the true story of PK, a 23-year-old street artist from India who sets off with a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle on a 6,000-mile journey across Europe and Asia to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart during her visit to India.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Another factor was that the car’s software struggled to classify the victim (who was pushing a bicycle across an arterial road) as human and therefore failed to predict her movement sufficiently in advance of the crash.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycle
bike
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Though the stretch is no longer overflowing with sewage, there’s still a foul stench in the air and a constant din of construction work along the path where residents typically ride their bikes, take walks and launch their canoes.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Suites with interconnecting doors across the balcony are a great choice for larger families, and most regular activities include child-friendly options, like the beginner’s surfing classes in calmer waves or toddler bikes for cycling along the nature reserve.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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