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Recent Examples of recumbent
Horses need at least 30 minutes of recumbent sleep each day to fulfill REM requirements.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Among the cyclists on the trail Tuesday was Larry Matthews, 72, of Sardis in Saline County who had brought his recumbent trike to ride.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
As is the case with most other recumbent trikes, the rider reclines in a padded seat with a backrest.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
To improve both strength and endurance, McClellan will keep doing leg lifts at the gym and hopes to get a recumbent trike to ride in his neighborhood.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Among the cyclists on the trail Tuesday was Larry Matthews, 72, of Sardis in Saline County who had brought his recumbent trike to ride.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
As is the case with most other recumbent trikes, the rider reclines in a padded seat with a backrest.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
To improve both strength and endurance, McClellan will keep doing leg lifts at the gym and hopes to get a recumbent trike to ride in his neighborhood.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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For the smooth motion, the controller accurately tracked the robot’s centre of mass in the horizontal plane and maintained orientation, with only a small steady-state offset in vertical position.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Coen has also done a phenomenal job with horizontal stretch so far.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Grealish, no longer prone, headed, just like Moyes, to the South Stand and appeared to blow a kiss to adoring fans.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Horton threw off flat ground on Friday and Saturday before the playoffs started and had hoped to throw from the mound last Sunday.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Lillard told me, the cost of labor and the price tag of many individual vaccines have continued to rise, while payments from insurance companies have remained relatively flat.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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