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
William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are rail bikes, too, if that better suits your interests.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Kids’ bikes with stabilisers can be arranged on request, there are opportunities to meet camels, falcons, owls and Spot and Fluff the ponies, and the desert can seem like a big sandy playground to little kids.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Authorities called it salvaging, as if victims were old bikes or stovetops.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The outlets reported that Vine and several other riders were knocked off their bikes by the kangaroos about 45 miles into the 105-mile stage.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to buying and assembling the new bikes to fit each student, Lions and volunteers also gave each student a bike lock, a safety instruction booklet, a tire pump, and a helmet.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
But weirdly, there haven’t been as many adventure (ADV) bikes released to the electric space.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
That means cars would need to watch out for e-bikes on the road.
—Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are rail bikes, too, if that better suits your interests.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Kids’ bikes with stabilisers can be arranged on request, there are opportunities to meet camels, falcons, owls and Spot and Fluff the ponies, and the desert can seem like a big sandy playground to little kids.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Authorities called it salvaging, as if victims were old bikes or stovetops.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The outlets reported that Vine and several other riders were knocked off their bikes by the kangaroos about 45 miles into the 105-mile stage.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to buying and assembling the new bikes to fit each student, Lions and volunteers also gave each student a bike lock, a safety instruction booklet, a tire pump, and a helmet.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
But weirdly, there haven’t been as many adventure (ADV) bikes released to the electric space.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
That means cars would need to watch out for e-bikes on the road.
—Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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