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noun (1)

ˈbīk

Definition of bike

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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chiefly Scottish

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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All of these vehicles — minus the e-bike — were on display at the forum held at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In video footage featured in the Netflix series, Harry and Eugenie rode bikes together beneath a canopy of palm trees, while another sweet moment shows Eugenie splashing in the ocean with Prince Archie. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Miami is expected to be missing center back Micael (ankle), who was on a stationary bike Friday morning, and Mateo Silvetti (shoulder), who was not at practice. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Wendy Altschuler Our final outdoor activity before watching the sunset on the beach for our concluding night, was to grab a pair of pedal assist bikes from Pine Nut EBike Rentals, which operates directly from Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bike

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Milwaukee Police District 3, the department’s Major Events Response Team, mounted and bicycle patrols and drones were also used during the fair.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Set against the backdrop of Indiana University in the early ’80s and inspired by the iconic Little 500 bicycle race, Little Five follows four unlikely young women who come together to chase one impossible dream.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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Hvar banned its circuit of thumping DJ parties in 2024 in an effort to rebrand itself, but August’s high tourist season in Hvar Town still draws heavy crowds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
So too the buzz around the event last year and this, with first-round matches in 2025 attracting large and engrossed crowds.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowd

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Why then, are throngs of armchair analysts online pointing fingers at her ex-husband, Patrick, blaming him for the deaths?

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The new 47-key Orient Express Venezia is an experience, housed within Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in the oldest and northernmost Cannaregio district, drawing high-end travelers away from the throngs.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of throng

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The growth of agentic AI and the rise of cyber hacks orchestrated by agents are forcing companies to invest in more tools to manage swarms of new identities.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
This phrase is a complicated way of simply acknowledging the fact that Pluto sits within the Kuiper Belt, a vast swarm of bodies that go around the sun in similar orbits beyond Neptune.

— Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarm

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In Placer County, at least 12 of Lincoln’s flock cameras have been vandalized this year.

— Haley Parsley August 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office identified a suspect’s vehicle, which was involved in a shooting Wednesday in Odessa, after the vehicle was flagged by a flock camera, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of flock

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Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Stop moving and a horde of desperate, violent strangers sprint from the woods to try to steal their car.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Last week, the army announced criminal investigations into two other high-profile attacks by its troops in Gaza — the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and the 2025 killing of 15 paramedics.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Ruling against the army doesn’t mean the army will behave any differently.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of army

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Due to a shoddy defense, Washington is already down double figures in a multitude of contests.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
On Thursday during the earnings call, analysts wanted more details on how exactly the company, which holds a multitude of fragrance licenses including Hugo Boss, Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein, plans to achieve that goal.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

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