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Recent Examples of recumbent
Determined to use your recumbent bike for something other than hanging your clothes?
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
For example, recumbent exercise bikes typically range from $130-$150 for the most basic models, while the more high-end models go for more than $500.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
For a more relaxed ride: If a recumbent bike is more your style, consider the Home Fitness Award-winning Merach S19.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
However, people prone to falls should avoid outdoor cycling and may need a recumbent bike instead of an upright one.11 A recumbent bike has a seat low to the ground and the rider in a reclined position, with pedals closer to the front of the bike.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
For example, recumbent exercise bikes typically range from $130-$150 for the most basic models, while the more high-end models go for more than $500.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
For a more relaxed ride: If a recumbent bike is more your style, consider the Home Fitness Award-winning Merach S19.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
However, people prone to falls should avoid outdoor cycling and may need a recumbent bike instead of an upright one.11 A recumbent bike has a seat low to the ground and the rider in a reclined position, with pedals closer to the front of the bike.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
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The Grammy Award-winning artist styled a pair of loose-fitting black jeans with coordinated flats and a Balenciaga polo in a base shade of blue with black and faint pink horizontal stripes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2025
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That battery-electric, four-passenger aircraft will take off and land vertically, then transition to horizontal flight at speeds of up to 150mph.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those running agencies for the first time are prone to make beginners’ mistakes, Mr. Foster said.—
Luke Broadwater,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, the vulnerability of U.S. conventional forces creates powerful first-strike incentives for both sides, making minor political crises and military frictions more dangerous and prone to escalation.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even though homeowners’ solar panels helped keep demand for electricity flat for 20 years, the three utilities’ spending on transmission and distribution infrastructure had risen by 300%, McCann found.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Chief executives like Amazon’s Andy Jassy and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg have championed flatter organizational structures in an effort to reduce bureaucracy and spark innovation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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