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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
See All Example Sentences for recumbent
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
See All Example Sentences for recumbent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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This year will feature a new firing system capable of launching shells at a faster pace than ever, as well as additions to allow for horizontal launches from the bridge, instead of just vertical ignitions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Effective methods for staking dahlias include posts with twine, heavy-duty tomato cages, individual stakes, or horizontal netting.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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The discovered manipulation techniques are a reminder of the fact that every system is prone to be gamed; that the very strength of the system – ie.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT
Updated July 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Of course, being misunderstood or rebuffed—when your jokes fall flat or your stories are met with embarrassed silence—is never pleasant.—
Paul Bloom,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Typically support is limited, either by a sole that’s too rigid to go flat, a sole that’s too flexible for a safe heel, or a mechanism that lacks the ability to swap the heels.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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