as in bikes
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 bicycles
Such multicentric exhibition formats would go beyond the one-way communication envisioned by Hütter and Schneider on their bicycles and make possible forms of exchange where the audience can play an active role.
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Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The trailhead sits just south of the road and is well-marked with large signs, including one that warns you that smoking, bicycles and dogs are prohibited on the trail.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
South Korea South Korea earlier this month launched a nationwide energy-saving campaign, calling on people to ride bicycles for short trips and reduce the length of showers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.
—Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The country has advised citizens to stay at home to avoid nonessential travel and to ride bicycles, carpool and use public transport.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
For residents, the town does monthly food drives in cooperation with Farm Share, family and holiday events in Oglesby Park and Town Hall and giveaways of Christmas gifts, school supplies, bicycles and turkeys.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The new trains are meant to provide easier access at every doorway, especially for riders with disabilities, and have wider aisles, space for bicycles and larger windows for more light, according to previous Bee reporting.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
All were released at the scene, and 85 bicycles were seized.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The trailhead sits just south of the road and is well-marked with large signs, including one that warns you that smoking, bicycles and dogs are prohibited on the trail.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
South Korea South Korea earlier this month launched a nationwide energy-saving campaign, calling on people to ride bicycles for short trips and reduce the length of showers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.
—Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The country has advised citizens to stay at home to avoid nonessential travel and to ride bicycles, carpool and use public transport.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
For residents, the town does monthly food drives in cooperation with Farm Share, family and holiday events in Oglesby Park and Town Hall and giveaways of Christmas gifts, school supplies, bicycles and turkeys.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The new trains are meant to provide easier access at every doorway, especially for riders with disabilities, and have wider aisles, space for bicycles and larger windows for more light, according to previous Bee reporting.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
All were released at the scene, and 85 bicycles were seized.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicycles
bikes
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Until that happens, the ghost bikes will remain — stark, silent reminders of lives cut short and a call for safer streets.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Four people died atop e-bikes, holding steady from last year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bicycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycles. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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