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
Kayaks, paddle boards, sailboats and bicycles are also on hand for guests to borrow.
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Martha Cheng Gisela Williams Melinda Fakuade Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
There is an ever-wider list of items imported from garments to footwear, travel goods, bicycles, agriculture products, furniture, solar panels, tires and kitchen cabinets.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The news came more than seven months after he and his brother, Matthew, were fatally struck by a vehicle in New Jersey while riding bicycles the day before their sister’s wedding.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Neighbors started riding to and from the fields on bicycles – and even some motorcycles.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
There are many walking and biking trails throughout the Indian Wells resorts and in greater Palm Springs, and the Grand Hyatt has bicycles to offer to guests as well.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The country is a major producer of bicycles, with manufacturers such as Giant.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The brothers were riding bicycles at the time.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The celeb stylist, 53, documented the ordeal on her Instagram Stories over the weekend, per screenshots shared by People on Sunday, March 2 — first pleading with parents to keep their children away from the bicycles that can gain more momentum and go at faster speeds than regular ones.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Martha Cheng Gisela Williams Melinda Fakuade Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
There is an ever-wider list of items imported from garments to footwear, travel goods, bicycles, agriculture products, furniture, solar panels, tires and kitchen cabinets.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The news came more than seven months after he and his brother, Matthew, were fatally struck by a vehicle in New Jersey while riding bicycles the day before their sister’s wedding.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Neighbors started riding to and from the fields on bicycles – and even some motorcycles.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
There are many walking and biking trails throughout the Indian Wells resorts and in greater Palm Springs, and the Grand Hyatt has bicycles to offer to guests as well.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The country is a major producer of bicycles, with manufacturers such as Giant.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The brothers were riding bicycles at the time.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The celeb stylist, 53, documented the ordeal on her Instagram Stories over the weekend, per screenshots shared by People on Sunday, March 2 — first pleading with parents to keep their children away from the bicycles that can gain more momentum and go at faster speeds than regular ones.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Bicycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycles. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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