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bike

[bahyk] / baɪk /
VERB
to bicycle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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And I used to come here and ride my bike in this neighborhood as a kid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Hashimi said she would have to avoid stones being thrown at her whilst riding her bike.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

This week, Randy’s identity is “real cyclist,” which puts him at war with the packs of e-bike-riding kids now clogging South Park’s bike lanes.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

With Novack in class, Aggrey would often bike into nearby towns on a 1980s Peugeot bike he bought on Leboncoin, a kind of Craigslist for France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At the road, unchaining my bike, I hear banging.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He also points to the large lithium-ion battery units installed alongside many solar farms, drawing a comparison to fires that have occasionally engulfed similar batteries in electric bikes.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

County to Newberry Springs — where he used to camp with his dad and ride dirt bikes as a kid — a few years ago and fell in love with the cafe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When the company hovered near bankruptcy in the 1980s, it was boosted by levies the Reagan administration placed on imported bikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The same day, the U.S. announced an outright ban on the importation of large bikes from Canada starting Sept. 29.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

A tight circle of them on their bikes.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Within hours, papers would be biked around to investors' homes for signing, which allowed the business to drain their funds.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I have mountain biked in Montauk for better than 20 years,” he said in a deposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

A few weeks ago, I biked to meet a source for coffee, since my Android phone’s AccuWeather widget had seemingly projected a low, low chance of precipitation in the area.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

I was moving without my car, so I would naturally become someone who walked, biked and took the train more.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

I biked past the Club House and the Big Store and across the bridge and through the silent darkness.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Like Buttigieg, he has made biking a part of his public image, even riding with a group of school kids in Brooklyn earlier this year.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Residents of the city, which is nestled in the Appalachian foothills with the Tennessee River running through the heart of a lively downtown, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and boating.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

My elbow is recovering, so we’re back to biking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

He was soon cycling to work in Monrovia from his apartment in Pasadena, and biking more than he ever had in his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

There were two ice-cream shops, a nickel arcade, and even a good comic book store—all within biking distance.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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