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pedal

[ped-l, peed-l] / ˈpɛd l, ˈpid l /


VERB
bike
Synonyms
STRONG




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“As a result, automatic security measures were activated and the website operated and controlled by California Air Resources Board’s third party administrator Pedal Ahead was temporarily unavailable,” said Lisa Macumber, spokesperson for the state agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

On Dec. 15, 1974, architect Jaime Ortiz Mariño and his friends organized a protest they called the Great Pedal Demonstration.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2024

Dressed in a Western shirt, black cowboy hat and the colorful Crocs that have become his signature footwear, Pedal Steel Noah put a Texas stamp on songs by Duran Duran and the Cocteau Twins.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Johanna Mayer: I mean personally, I'm gonna start calling it the Lilian Pedal.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

Pedal to the metal, I took off again.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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