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Recent Examples of recumbent
Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The recumbent chair and whining drill, the blinding lights and masked faces overhead, the needle, the spit basin, and the X-ray film clamped between your teeth—every detail seems designed to inflame our fears.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Plus, recumbent bikes are the better choice for folks recovering from an injury.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 1 July 2025
Horses need at least 30 minutes of recumbent sleep each day to fulfill REM requirements.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The recumbent chair and whining drill, the blinding lights and masked faces overhead, the needle, the spit basin, and the X-ray film clamped between your teeth—every detail seems designed to inflame our fears.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Plus, recumbent bikes are the better choice for folks recovering from an injury.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 1 July 2025
Horses need at least 30 minutes of recumbent sleep each day to fulfill REM requirements.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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Their horizontal flows push magnetic field lines toward the edges of the cells, creating a web of strong magnetic regions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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To make these adorable wine cork place cards, cut a horizontal slit across the top of the wine cork and slide in a place card.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Set it upright on a flat, hard surface, such as concrete or pavers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, finished the day relatively flat but had jumped as much as 16% earlier as a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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