as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
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Recent Examples of bicycle
Outside dusk is falling, and the city’s streets are clogged with people heading home to break the Ramadan fast, riding on rickshaws and bicycles or traveling back in cars and buses.
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Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
An 11-year-old was injured after he was struck by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle in Waterbury on Wednesday morning.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
For a resort experience, book a stay at either The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort or The Inn by Sea Island, which has an outdoor pool and complimentary bicycles for guests.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
Of course, as cars have become more powerful, the rules have evolved, too—with higher speed limits in some areas and restrictions on slower vehicles, like bicycles, from high-speed roads such as highways.
—Katy Knight, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
An 11-year-old was injured after he was struck by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle in Waterbury on Wednesday morning.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
For a resort experience, book a stay at either The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort or The Inn by Sea Island, which has an outdoor pool and complimentary bicycles for guests.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
Of course, as cars have become more powerful, the rules have evolved, too—with higher speed limits in some areas and restrictions on slower vehicles, like bicycles, from high-speed roads such as highways.
—Katy Knight, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycle
bike
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The park offers bike paths, native landscaping, and multiuse pavilions, but Brasted loves it most for its views of the New Orleans skyline.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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LeBron James has talked about being poor and the freedom a bike allowed him.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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