as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends
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as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe
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Recent Examples of bike
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The terminal is just minutes away from fantastic dim sum, a new boutique hotel, and 50 miles of bike trails surrounded by wildlife.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
Stay longer to enjoy the hotel’s simple elegance and explore the area by bike, or on foot.
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Rumit Mehta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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Unlike e-motos, e-bikes are legal, though their use is subject to different rules depending on their classification, which is based on maximum speed and other factors.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The terminal is just minutes away from fantastic dim sum, a new boutique hotel, and 50 miles of bike trails surrounded by wildlife.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
Stay longer to enjoy the hotel’s simple elegance and explore the area by bike, or on foot.
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Rumit Mehta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bike
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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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PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.
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Organizers are encouraging fans to arrive early and plan ahead, as large crowds are expected for the team's match.
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In preparation for a throng of World Cup fans, Romo set up a separate event space two blocks away from their restaurant and centered on their food truck, which Romo assumed would serve fans walking along the boulevard, perhaps to and from the Fan Festival.
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Christina Hara, a member of our editorial staff, decked out in orange and blue, was among the throng.
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The Spanish Navy has carried out a successful at-sea test of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor, a new system designed to counter the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms.
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But for now, the booby seems healthy and pretty much unbothered by the swarms of people paying it a visit — one of whom is Amy Gobbini, who briefly stopped from her nearby workplace to snag a picture on her phone.
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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The biggest swing the film makes story-wise is the running side plot about the horde of Buzzes that doesn’t intersect with the main story until the third act.
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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An army official said recent drone strikes destroyed an RSF battalion and more than 50 armored vehicles in West Kordofan, preventing advances toward North Kordofan and el-Obeid.
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According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots.
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Unlike some ingredients that have a singular focus—like hyaluronic acid to hydrate, for example—peptides contain multitudes.
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The one stone building still erect had a raw dirt floor and was filled with a multitude of metal tools that had accumulated over three decades.
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bike. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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