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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
Roughly two dozen officers, some with bicycles, are lined up around student protesters.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2017, manufacturers in China were producing over a million bicycles each month to meet the demands of bike-sharing companies, which sadly has resulted in graveyards overflowing with hundreds of thousands of broken and unused bikes.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The trailer's rear deck, possibly its most alluring feature, drops to serve as a ramp so that campers can load motorcycles, electric bicycles, boards and more.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead of housing a second bed, the alcove is there to add storage space, and is sized to hold the individual bed panels and mattress segments – thus keeping the pickup bed free and clear to store other gear, up to and including bicycles or dirt bikes.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Since July, at least 14 incidents have occurred at area 7-Eleven stores with groups of 20 to 40 people often arriving by bicycles and overwhelming store employees, stealing and damaging property.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Others are on bicycles or tuk-tuks.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
The brothers had been riding bicycles, on the day before their sister’s wedding.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2017, manufacturers in China were producing over a million bicycles each month to meet the demands of bike-sharing companies, which sadly has resulted in graveyards overflowing with hundreds of thousands of broken and unused bikes.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The trailer's rear deck, possibly its most alluring feature, drops to serve as a ramp so that campers can load motorcycles, electric bicycles, boards and more.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead of housing a second bed, the alcove is there to add storage space, and is sized to hold the individual bed panels and mattress segments – thus keeping the pickup bed free and clear to store other gear, up to and including bicycles or dirt bikes.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Since July, at least 14 incidents have occurred at area 7-Eleven stores with groups of 20 to 40 people often arriving by bicycles and overwhelming store employees, stealing and damaging property.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Others are on bicycles or tuk-tuks.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
The brothers had been riding bicycles, on the day before their sister’s wedding.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Bicycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycles. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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