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Recent Examples of recumbent
As is the case with most other recumbent trikes, the rider reclines in a padded seat with a backrest.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
The equipment isn’t fancy—elliptical machines, recumbent bikes, treadmills—but there’s plenty of it, along with classes, clubs, and tournaments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
Multiple versions are also available, including recumbent bikes for people with mobility issues and bikes with a seat back for people with low back pain.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Determined to use your recumbent bike for something other than hanging your clothes?
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
The equipment isn’t fancy—elliptical machines, recumbent bikes, treadmills—but there’s plenty of it, along with classes, clubs, and tournaments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
Multiple versions are also available, including recumbent bikes for people with mobility issues and bikes with a seat back for people with low back pain.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Determined to use your recumbent bike for something other than hanging your clothes?
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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Designed with a V-neck, subtly cuffed sleeves, and textured horizontal seams, the dress can easily be dressed up with a jacket and flats or paired with a baseball cap and sandals for a more casual look.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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On the fateful day that inbound Soviet bombers filled the skies above America with godless communism, the horizontal Bomarc missiles would literally become erect, and fire vertically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And for older folks who often feel cold and are prone to bundling up, covering the skin in warm weather can be dangerous.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Total revenue was flat at $9.8 billion, in line with forecasts.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trick the Eye Entering the foyer feels like stepping into a greeting tent with its enveloping striped wallpaper—but the ceiling is actually flat.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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