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
Sustrans sprang from a local bicycle route lobby group in 1977 and created the National Cycle Network 30 years ago this year.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outdoor recreation also was important to Murphy’s family as evidenced by ultra-long bicycle treks that transported Murphy and his dad — along with Patrick Murphy’s best friend, Mike Scott — to places outside of Michigan, and even out of the country, when the trio yearned for a thrilling adventure.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of my favorite historical romance novels ever, featuring a botanist heroine and a trans hero thrown together on a bicycle tour of Cornwall.
—Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This Palo Alto wading pool offers Aqua-duck water bicycles that squirt water, which sounds like hours of fun to us.
—Jessica Yadegaran, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outdoor recreation also was important to Murphy’s family as evidenced by ultra-long bicycle treks that transported Murphy and his dad — along with Patrick Murphy’s best friend, Mike Scott — to places outside of Michigan, and even out of the country, when the trio yearned for a thrilling adventure.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of my favorite historical romance novels ever, featuring a botanist heroine and a trans hero thrown together on a bicycle tour of Cornwall.
—Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This Palo Alto wading pool offers Aqua-duck water bicycles that squirt water, which sounds like hours of fun to us.
—Jessica Yadegaran, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycle
bike
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Police finally managed to capture Phillips after laying down spikes for his quad bike to run over after he was suspected of a burglary at a commercial address in Piopio.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lighting is all-LED, but then again, that is more or less standard with most bikes these days.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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