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bicycle

[bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl] / ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl, -ˌsaɪ kəl /
NOUN
pedal-driven recreational vehicle
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There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I just lived my life in it, and I went on my bicycle and shopping and what not. And people really liked it," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

There they were, the happy, four-wheeled couple: Summer on a scooter, cutting through the wind, Brandon tucked behind her on his Colnago bicycle, grinding until his quads were aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Gardening, riding a stationary bicycle, and enjoying other favorite activities all involve far less pain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

There, planted in his garden, was that bicycle.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Perhaps the most famous case is the designer Pierre Cardin, who slapped his name on everything from cigarettes to bicycles with disastrous results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Also among the top four are the Greens, who dominate in hip inner-city areas known for trendy cafes, organic supermarkets and cargo bicycles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

But officials are most concerned about young riders on the electric bicycles and motorcycles outfitted with the most powerful motors that can sometimes outrun police vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

In July, NPR reported that the department had taken down important safety data about crashes involving cars and bicycles and pedestrians, which are used by city planners to figure out where to focus road improvements.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

I suggested a street early that we get off our bicycles and walk.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

We have seen many candidates in the 32 states we’ve bicycled through in the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Before his death, Carroll, who had bicycled to the monastery almost every day, represented the sisters to city officials, relaying their concerns about the noise in the park.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

When friends clacked at keyboards, examined patients, or taught middle schoolers math, I bicycled Arthur's froggy legs because humans aren't born knowing how to pass gas.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

On June 20, 2020, S.S. bicycled back to her father’s home, heartbroken over the confrontation she had with the boy hours earlier.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Papa occasionally used some money to buy more rice and once even surprised them by giving Mama money to buy one-day-old fish when the fish seller bicycled down the street ringing his bell.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Post retirement, I have returned to avid road bicycling and those years pedaling a heavy steel single-speed bike with 20 pounds of papers in all kinds of weather has really paid off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

While bicycling to work, he saw the growing number of green trash bins popping up on curbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025

Well, bicycling is one of the most tangible ways of explaining democracy.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024

Examples of light physical activity are long walks, house chores, slow dancing, slow swimming, and slow bicycling.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

She had been bicycling through the air, ice cream in her hand and a book floating in front of her face.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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