as in bikes
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 bicycles
Before the block party, gather to decorate bicycles and be splashed by the Huntersville Fire Department.
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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
All donations support Gillette Children's Adaptive Bike Fund, which helps provide adaptive bicycles for children and adults with disabilities.
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Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The new restrictions will not apply to electric bicycles, or e-bikes, or to electric scooters that can’t exceed 20 mph.
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John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
People also moved quickly to capitalize on the weather, riding bicycles through the area while selling raincoats and ponchos to fans caught outside before conditions began to clear.
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Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Under California law, electric bicycles fall into three classes.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Tiny intricate bicycles and trams.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
All donations support Gillette Children's Adaptive Bike Fund, which helps provide adaptive bicycles for children and adults with disabilities.
—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The new restrictions will not apply to electric bicycles, or e-bikes, or to electric scooters that can’t exceed 20 mph.
—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
People also moved quickly to capitalize on the weather, riding bicycles through the area while selling raincoats and ponchos to fans caught outside before conditions began to clear.
—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Under California law, electric bicycles fall into three classes.
—
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Tiny intricate bicycles and trams.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycles
bikes
Noun
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Mages and Kocher were thrown from their bikes and carried further from the point of impact than the bicycles, DPS investigators wrote in the report.
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Rent bikes to pedal the Legacy Trail, a 20-mile paved pathway that runs along a former railroad corridor from downtown Sarasota to the city of Venice, or go for a jog over the picturesque John Ringling Causeway bridge.
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“Bicycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycles. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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