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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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noun (2)

plural of bike, chiefly Scottish

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Recent Examples of bikes
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That's a big step up in suspension compared to other folding bikes, whose design only really allows for a plastic block to cushion the blow of uneven roads. New Atlas, 7 July 2026 Guests can borrow, for no charge, one of four Mate e-bikes for spins around the park or beyond, say to Tanimachi nearby for local neighborhood vibes, including charming izakayas, gyoza shops, and excellent, one-woman restaurants such as Tachiaoi. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 This is not Copenhagen, which has wide boulevards where vehicles and bikes can be easily separated. Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Use of e-bikes has only grown in the four years since the study. Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026 One of our simple pleasures was riding our bikes and screeching all the way down. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Tennis, pickleball, two fitness centers, and a car-free waterside path for cycling on the hotel’s loaner bikes provide recreational options. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bikes
Noun
  • Worse, the advent of electric bicycles and scooters has made the activity in the bike lanes chaotic.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Canyon has been trialing this technology in cooperation with Volkswagen, and testing showed that connected vehicles and bicycles can successfully detect each other and exchange live safety information.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
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  • Waterbucks stood tall and stately along the trail and hordes of the little Angola impalas scurried across in front of us.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Soon Massachusetts society was groaning under the burden of these hordes of foreign freeloaders.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
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  • The systems will also strengthen defenses against large drone swarms.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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  • Egyptian fans in the 300 level of the stadium were outnumbered but felt brave enough to taunt the throngs of Argentines behind them.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
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  • As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
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  • Fourth of July celebrations in Newport Beach, California, a coastal city in Orange County, led to over 400 arrests after large crowds became disorderly, according to police.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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