bikes 1 of 2

plural of bike
as in bicycles
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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bikes

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noun (2)

plural of bike, chiefly Scottish

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Recent Examples of bikes
Noun
The young people set fire to electric hire bikes and looted at least one shop, a CNN producer on the ground witnessed. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 The hotel’s complimentary car service covers a three-mile radius—including the Montrose and River Oaks communities—and bikes are available to borrow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 This question was addressed during the Thursday meeting, with the baseball club hoping to utilize available parking downtown, the streetcar, transport bikes and general foot traffic to better accommodate the flow of game-day traffic. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Joel has been collecting and restoring vintage bikes for decades. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 Access is free, but attendees need to bring their own bikes for the nine-mile flat ride. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The Segway Xiro Automatic Dropper Post is an e-bike accessory compatible with Segway’s Myon and Muxi e-bikes that automatically lowers the seat as the rider slows to a stop and returns to optimal pedaling height when riders push to resume riding. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The women playing their wives inventoried the encampment and supervised a flock of children on scooters and bikes. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes travel at speeds of up to 20 mph, while Class 3 e-bikes can go 28 mph, according to AAA. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bikes
Noun
  • Officers used tear gas as tensions flared sporadically in the neighborhood, with small groups of people trying to set bicycles and trash bins on fire.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Today, the majority of the world’s high-performance bicycles ship with Shimano components as standard.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More mature than the party hordes that roam this part of town, the vibe here is the casual elegance that blends drinking rum out of a pineapple while retaining your sophistication while doing it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Their backing attracted hordes of counterrevolutionaries and Mubarak loyalists.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The astronauts were also on the lookout for swarms of lunar dust.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Already that has included key battlefield support for Iran – and lessons of drone and missile swarms learned from Russia’s experience in Ukraine – in exchange for Russia’s use of Iran’s game-changing Shahed drones.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Leo's visit to Paris came as a birthday present for Jean-Claude Farnabe, who turned 63 on Saturday and spent the morning securing a spot amid the throngs of people.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The cows made their way to the altar — with the handlers helping to guide them with hay — through throngs of people and a few mascots sitting in seats and lined up on the streets, who stopped by just to see the unique occasion.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Infected flocks are quarantined, and usually the birds are destroyed.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The pinkish-gray sky began to reveal flocks of ducks heading out to feed.
    — Kody Lostroh, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • One year after its opening, The Louis, its Shanghai megastore shaped like a cruise ship, continues to draw crowds.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has largely steered clear of political battlegrounds in his travels so far, focusing on red states and friendly crowds at a moment when Republicans worry that his unpopularity could drag down the party.
    — Sagar Meghani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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