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
Eyder Peralta, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
There is rightly a lot of focus on delivery apps, but roughly 30% of delivery workers operate independently of the apps, and thousands of New Yorkers rely on e-bikes to commute.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s also a petting zoo, movie theater, e-bikes, pools, hot tubs, and a spa at the full-service dude ranch, and an activity concierge and handy phone app help keep everyone in the family busy and on schedule.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Marrujo is now choosing to honor his son by educating parents of the risks with children riding motorized bikes.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Well, some folding bikes do have those, but not all models have a design that can accommodate them.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Children still ride their bikes down the sidewalk to get ice cream and play basketball at the park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Complimentary bikes give guests an easy way to explore the quaint downtown shops and restaurants just a few blocks away.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
But once people started reemerging into the world to once again hit the gym and ride their bikes outdoors, the company began to struggle, a tailspin that has been ongoing ever since.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
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That means that each week more than 100,000 people get on bikes and skates and rollerblades to roll past some of the most iconic parts of Mexico's capital city.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
There is rightly a lot of focus on delivery apps, but roughly 30% of delivery workers operate independently of the apps, and thousands of New Yorkers rely on e-bikes to commute.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s also a petting zoo, movie theater, e-bikes, pools, hot tubs, and a spa at the full-service dude ranch, and an activity concierge and handy phone app help keep everyone in the family busy and on schedule.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Marrujo is now choosing to honor his son by educating parents of the risks with children riding motorized bikes.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Well, some folding bikes do have those, but not all models have a design that can accommodate them.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Children still ride their bikes down the sidewalk to get ice cream and play basketball at the park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Complimentary bikes give guests an easy way to explore the quaint downtown shops and restaurants just a few blocks away.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
But once people started reemerging into the world to once again hit the gym and ride their bikes outdoors, the company began to struggle, a tailspin that has been ongoing ever since.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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