as in bicycles
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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a great number of persons or creatures massed together
the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe
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New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
So why not e-bikes with some signature Portland flavor stirred in?
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In the mid-20th century, cities offered a mix of trains, trams, buses, bikes, and walkable neighborhoods.
—Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Aside from heavy tanks and artillery firing salvos leading to big explosions and heavy smoke on the training area, infantry units also charged forward on motorcycles, quad bikes or on foot under the cover of drones.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
What's the travel range for e-bikes?
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Carlsbad City Council requested the commission to hold the meeting following the passage of AB 2234, which allows cities and unincorporated areas in San Diego County to establish a minimum age of 12 for riding e-bikes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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But most Diavel enthusiasts are moto weirdos who like their bikes to be one of a kind and fast as hell.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
So why not e-bikes with some signature Portland flavor stirred in?
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In the mid-20th century, cities offered a mix of trains, trams, buses, bikes, and walkable neighborhoods.
—Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Aside from heavy tanks and artillery firing salvos leading to big explosions and heavy smoke on the training area, infantry units also charged forward on motorcycles, quad bikes or on foot under the cover of drones.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
What's the travel range for e-bikes?
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Carlsbad City Council requested the commission to hold the meeting following the passage of AB 2234, which allows cities and unincorporated areas in San Diego County to establish a minimum age of 12 for riding e-bikes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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