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Recent Examples of recumbent
Wayward wastes absolutely no time getting started with an episode that features a midnight kidnapping, a murder, and Toni Collette riding a recumbent bike like some modern-day Wicked Witch.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The recumbent chair and whining drill, the blinding lights and masked faces overhead, the needle, the spit basin, and the X-ray film clamped between your teeth—every detail seems designed to inflame our fears.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The recumbent chair and whining drill, the blinding lights and masked faces overhead, the needle, the spit basin, and the X-ray film clamped between your teeth—every detail seems designed to inflame our fears.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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And this Voyageur by Mersea pick features those thick horizontal stripes in warm neutral colors and dramatic wide-neck collars, but in sweater form.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tierra Santa Healing House introduces a comprehensive spa and longevity experience, featuring immersive hydrothermal rituals, botanical steam rooms infused with South American herbs, horizontal rain shower beds, cold plunge and red-light therapy and couples heated stone beds.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Now, long-distance runners are a special breed, and many of these men are prone to taking on strange and grueling challenges.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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In addition to imparting a fuller appearance almost instantly, the formula contains ingredients known to strengthen breakage-prone strands, ultimately allowing hair to grow to new lengths and reach its healthiest, bounciest potential.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without accounting for these forces, history is rendered flat and malleable—ideal for manipulation by fascist politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shares have been flat over the past three months.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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