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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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 bikes
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Johnson County cities chose to tighten restrictions on operators of e-bikes and scooters, while Kansas City is tightening restrictions on the drivers of vehicles that could harm bike or scooter operators.
—Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
The bikes' seat post assembly can break during use, posing a fall and injury hazard to the user, according to the recalls.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
John put the bikes onto their truck with the keys inside, and left them in the driveway of their home in Maplewood, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Knapton’s garage had been broken into twice before, with dirt-bikes stolen, Lustig said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
As a result, the city of Boise and the Boise Police Department have taken steps toward regulating how E-scooters and E-bikes can be used, most notably with a new speed limit downtown and on the Greenbelt for Lime devices.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Recycling with a purpose The students made the bikes’ frames from two-inch (55-millimeter) carbon-fiber tubes that once served as structural components in Airbus A380.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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The batteries, which are used in laptops and e-bikes, have been responsible for 25 city trash truck fires so far just this year, officials say.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Johnson County cities chose to tighten restrictions on operators of e-bikes and scooters, while Kansas City is tightening restrictions on the drivers of vehicles that could harm bike or scooter operators.
—Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
The bikes' seat post assembly can break during use, posing a fall and injury hazard to the user, according to the recalls.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
John put the bikes onto their truck with the keys inside, and left them in the driveway of their home in Maplewood, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Knapton’s garage had been broken into twice before, with dirt-bikes stolen, Lustig said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
As a result, the city of Boise and the Boise Police Department have taken steps toward regulating how E-scooters and E-bikes can be used, most notably with a new speed limit downtown and on the Greenbelt for Lime devices.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Recycling with a purpose The students made the bikes’ frames from two-inch (55-millimeter) carbon-fiber tubes that once served as structural components in Airbus A380.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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