as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends
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as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe
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Recent Examples of bike
Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
On one side lay the new concrete bike-lane barriers installed by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Children still ride their bikes down the sidewalk to get ice cream and play basketball at the park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Implicit learning involves learning an unconscious habit or skill such as riding a bike.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a petting zoo, movie theater, e-bikes, pools, hot tubs, and a spa at the full-service dude ranch, and an activity concierge and handy phone app help keep everyone in the family busy and on schedule.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
On one side lay the new concrete bike-lane barriers installed by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Children still ride their bikes down the sidewalk to get ice cream and play basketball at the park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Implicit learning involves learning an unconscious habit or skill such as riding a bike.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bike. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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