Thesaurus results for BIKES

bikes 1 of 2

noun (1)

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

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

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Children can ride their bikes through the streets of Safety Town and check out police vehicles, a news release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The hotel doesn’t have a gym, but bikes and yoga mats are available. — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 The hotel also offers complimentary Priority x LINE bikes and paddleboards to take out on the lake. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 As his gaze is drawn back from the stack of bikes, his internal mockery morphs into visible confusion. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Downright rude when driving, scooters and bikes weaving in and out, people opening their windows and yelling all the time. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 When 45 million American women already ride bikes and fitness studios are filled mostly with women, the interest has clearly been established, but the sport has failed to build the pathways that would carry those riders into formal competition. — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In its home country, Charged is positioning the Ndara as a premium offering compared to the countless electric city bikes sold there. — New Atlas, 30 July 2026 Most states regulate e-bikes using the three-class system developed by PeopleForBikes and industry partners to create consistent national classes. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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The train also has free Wi-Fi, Coach and Business Class seating, café service on select departures, space for bicycles, and the option to bring along a small dog or cat.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of bicycles

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The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
For those looking to escape the hordes, the Park Lane, set north of central Copenhagen, offers a pocket of peace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hordes

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Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, says families have had to deal with swarms of flies, rodents and strong odors from the roughly 85 million pounds of rotten food left behind after the fire.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Human control and drone swarms The drone strike kits would also enable SkyFall’s Shrike drones to receive future software updates that could enable a single human operator to command an autonomous swarm of drones to attack targets.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
These friends describe a large party on Horn Island, which is a favorite gathering spot in the summer, with throngs of people spread out in the sun and surf and around numerous boats, some of them drinking in water known to be deep and dangerous.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of throngs

Noun

But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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