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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as in hordes
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, the two made enough from TikTok and YouTube to purchase a house together in a tidy, cookie-cutter subdivision in Jacksonville, near the end of a cul-de-sac where small children ride bikes and neighbors wave in greeting and holiday inflatables sway in orderly front yards.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Veo would take over that month, offering the familiar standing scooters now used, along with seated scooters, two-person scooters, cargo bikes and trikes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
That effort has grown into a statewide adaptive assessment program, with more than 150 miles of trail now designated as adaptive-friendly or adaptive-optimized, meaning either safely passable or purpose-built for adaptive bikes.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Dedicated streets or lanes for buses and bikes should connect neighborhoods and viewing hot spots, so every New Yorker can get to the viewing party.
—Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Caltrain is considering a plan that would ban oversized bikes that are over 6feet long and tires that are more than 3 inches wide.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In practical terms, this could enable faster, more energy-efficient electric vehicles; drones with extended flight times; e-bikes with greater range; and industrial machines that consume less power while delivering higher performance.
—Etiido Uko
march 17, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Class 1 and 2 bikes ride up to 20 mph, while Class 3 bikes reach 28 mph.
—Alissa Gary, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Every now and then, there were bikes chained to the iron fences along the sidewalk and huge trash bins.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, the two made enough from TikTok and YouTube to purchase a house together in a tidy, cookie-cutter subdivision in Jacksonville, near the end of a cul-de-sac where small children ride bikes and neighbors wave in greeting and holiday inflatables sway in orderly front yards.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Veo would take over that month, offering the familiar standing scooters now used, along with seated scooters, two-person scooters, cargo bikes and trikes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
That effort has grown into a statewide adaptive assessment program, with more than 150 miles of trail now designated as adaptive-friendly or adaptive-optimized, meaning either safely passable or purpose-built for adaptive bikes.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Dedicated streets or lanes for buses and bikes should connect neighborhoods and viewing hot spots, so every New Yorker can get to the viewing party.
—Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Caltrain is considering a plan that would ban oversized bikes that are over 6feet long and tires that are more than 3 inches wide.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In practical terms, this could enable faster, more energy-efficient electric vehicles; drones with extended flight times; e-bikes with greater range; and industrial machines that consume less power while delivering higher performance.
—Etiido Uko
march 17, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Class 1 and 2 bikes ride up to 20 mph, while Class 3 bikes reach 28 mph.
—Alissa Gary, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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