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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Recent Examples of bikes
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Sarkozy’s journey through Paris, which took him past the French National Assembly parliament building, was also captured live with more than a dozen cameramen on bikes tailing his car.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Rent a ride from a local shop in town like Multimarcas Motos, which offers road bikes, mountain bikes, and e-bikes for kids and adults alike.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Within half a mile, my longtime friend Danny Sadleir and I were pushing our bikes up the rocky switchbacks leading away from the trail’s northern terminus at the Utah border to make our way south up Buckskin Mountain toward the Kaibab Plateau.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Class 2 e-bikes are only allowed in state parks with a no-cost permit issued by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources for mobility issues.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Like other bikes in the range, it is constructed around a steel frame.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Kids were often outside on bikes and scooters and roller skates, playing tag or touch football, turning cartwheels on the lawns, being noisy.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearly a dozen kids come around the block, some running and others riding their bikes.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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The star had a vast collection of cars and bikes that reflected his passion for motorsport and his incredible personal style.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Sarkozy’s journey through Paris, which took him past the French National Assembly parliament building, was also captured live with more than a dozen cameramen on bikes tailing his car.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Rent a ride from a local shop in town like Multimarcas Motos, which offers road bikes, mountain bikes, and e-bikes for kids and adults alike.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Within half a mile, my longtime friend Danny Sadleir and I were pushing our bikes up the rocky switchbacks leading away from the trail’s northern terminus at the Utah border to make our way south up Buckskin Mountain toward the Kaibab Plateau.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Class 2 e-bikes are only allowed in state parks with a no-cost permit issued by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources for mobility issues.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Like other bikes in the range, it is constructed around a steel frame.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Kids were often outside on bikes and scooters and roller skates, playing tag or touch football, turning cartwheels on the lawns, being noisy.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearly a dozen kids come around the block, some running and others riding their bikes.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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