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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Noun
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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The person is lying down right now, seemingly unconscious, bicycle torn up.
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According to a report from Oak Park officials, a female juvenile was approached by a man on a bicycle in an alley between 1100 Lyman and Taylor Avenue.
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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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Norway fans kept up a steady patter of chants and song throughout the early innings, a display that prompted SNY field reporter Steve Gelbs to brave the throng.
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Others hung out on apartment patios overhead as the two orange buses and a throng of people at least eight blocks in length passed by.
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There are anecdotal cases of seismic swarms before a large rupture that, in hindsight, could have provided some clues to possibly detect early signs of future large ruptures.
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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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