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
In 2012 the synagogue was the target of an antisemitic attack after a 19-year-old man on a bicycle threw a Molotov cocktail at the structure.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Al-Obeid represented the Palestinian National Team 24 times, scoring two goals for the team -- the most famous of which was a bicycle kick against Yemen's National Team in the West Asian Federation's 2010 cup, according to the association.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2025
David was last seen alive June 26, 1981, pedaling her blue 10-speed bicycle from Moscow to Lewiston, Idaho, along U.S. Highway 95.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Out of nowhere, there were hands grabbing every point of the bicycle.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Al-Obeid represented the Palestinian National Team 24 times, scoring two goals for the team -- the most famous of which was a bicycle kick against Yemen's National Team in the West Asian Federation's 2010 cup, according to the association.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2025
David was last seen alive June 26, 1981, pedaling her blue 10-speed bicycle from Moscow to Lewiston, Idaho, along U.S. Highway 95.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Out of nowhere, there were hands grabbing every point of the bicycle.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycle
bike
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Or he might get knocked off his bike, spoiling a delivery and further lowering Emmanuel’s all-important customer-satisfaction rating.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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On my initial drive, two people complimented me on how nice the bike looks.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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