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as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death that is experienced by all life forms
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
years, centuries, and cycles will pass before I budge on that issue
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as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
a top-of-the-line cycle incorporating the latest technology
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Recent Examples of cycle
The Development Efficiency Claim Perhaps most remarkably, Humanoid claims its approach delivers development cycles that are twice as fast at fifty percent lower costs compared to traditional robotics development.
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Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Following this exchange of poles, the fields at the north and south poles will maintain an orderly single polarity during solar minimum until solar maximum during the next 11-year cycle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
But usually those cycles are at least two years and a tenure this fleeting is starting to look like more of a problem.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 June 2025
The final show in the season, running from Feb. 27 through March 15, 2026, is the ninth play Wilson wrote in his cycle of 10 plays covering the Black American experience where each play represents a different decade of the 20th century.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
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Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Following this exchange of poles, the fields at the north and south poles will maintain an orderly single polarity during solar minimum until solar maximum during the next 11-year cycle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
But usually those cycles are at least two years and a tenure this fleeting is starting to look like more of a problem.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 June 2025
The final show in the season, running from Feb. 27 through March 15, 2026, is the ninth play Wilson wrote in his cycle of 10 plays covering the Black American experience where each play represents a different decade of the 20th century.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cycle
Noun
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The wheel, called Oversized Payload Lander on Non-Atmospheric Somata (OPLONAS), would consist of flexible wire with a sealed cylinder tube at the wheel's center, which would hold a motor, batteries and cargo space.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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Royal Enfield This model also appears to have 17-inch rear spoked wheel, and a 19-incher at the front spoked wheel.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
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In addition to offering stunning river canyon views, the gorge is home to the highest concentration of waterfalls in the U.S. with ample opportunities to hike, bike, or even canoe or kayak.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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The ordeal began Saturday along Crane St., a small, one-block-long stretch in Long Island City, when the two suspects approached the dog owner’s 27-year-old friend, who was on a bike, and forced him into a car at gunpoint, cops said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Couches and chairs were arranged in a circle with a smattering of throw rugs at the center.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Sitting in a duck-duck-goose circle, on top of colorful blankets, were citizens tall and short, young and slightly older—all with one common denominator.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Farm equipment and transportation vehicles, including cars, bicycles, and others, will also likely cost more as a result of the new tariff rate, Colehower says.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
4 June 2025
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The group has other plans, too: To grow greener schoolyards, using composting, rain gardens and native greenery; to incentivize cargo bikes and create bicycle repair stations as a way to reduce vehicle emissions; to create rain gardens as a way to capture and clean stormwater.—
Ryan Carter,
Oc Register,
2 June 2025
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The Stars eked out a seven-game win against the Colorado Avalanche to advance out of the first round, then took down the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets in six games in Round 2 before falling to the Oilers for a second-straight year.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Nadal improves to 38-1 at Roland Garros, with the only loss to Soderling in the fourth round a year ago. 2011 — The Bowl Championship Series strips USC of its 2004 title, leaving that season without a BCS champion.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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One longs for the sinewy action of a Transformers flick, or the imaginative gravity of something like the first Pacific Rim.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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After having a portrait done by the talented painter Basil, Dorian longs for the picture to age and wither instead of him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Contracts include a $255 million deal to launch NASA's Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy in 2026, a $178 million launch contract for NASA's Europa Clipper on Falcon Heavy, and a $256.6 million contract to launch the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, among others.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Instead, the June moon marks the ripening of early summer fruit such as strawberries, the Almanac said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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“Cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cycle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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