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pedal

[ped-l, peed-l] / ˈpɛd l, ˈpid l /


VERB
bike
Synonyms
STRONG




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Countless bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Rage Against the Machine made the pedal fixtures in their rigs, and funk musicians savored the rich tang it could bring to R&B playing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The company is now keeping the gas pedal for its AI efforts firmly on the floor, plowing money into developing models like Muse Wonder, which it released on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But he escaped a five-second penalty because one of the transgressions was when he suffered a long brake pedal caused by heat soak after his pit stop, so he was excused.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

After grabbing items for dinner at a Trader Joe’s, I puttered home along a main drag with a 35 mph limit, fully pressing the pedal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The panicked driver shifted into reverse and moved his foot to the gas pedal.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Tesla also aims to begin selling the Cybercab — a gold-toned two-seater vehicle that lacks a steering wheel or pedals — to the public by the end of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The future is the Cybercab, a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals that will autonomously convey customers in a fleet of robotaxis for hire.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Cybercab is a two-seater robotaxi without pedals, mirrors or a steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Naima pushed against the pedals with all her might.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

We had doubts as we pedaled off from the Pacific Coast cliffs and onto our summer bicycle route across America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.

From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024

He pedaled over to the edge of the park.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Ms. Nutthawaree hopped on the back and looped her arms around him as he pedalled hard toward what they hoped was safety.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Grabbing his bicycle from a parking lot, he pedalled on Shanghai's deserted roads past swank office towers to find a place to pitch a small tent he and his girlfriend had bought for travelling.

From Reuters ● May 27, 2022

The show's soloist, Jessica Aszodi, was among of group of cyclists who pedalled their way through new show Houses Slide, generating electricity for the stage lights and amps.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021

Instagram also pedalled some of this year’s less practical trends.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2019

The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

In the process, he broke his own record for pedaling up the iconic Col du Tormalet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Ripples radiated out from the front of the paddleboat as she steered it toward the island, pedaling briskly.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

And Lime's latest move appears to be an attempt to help change habits for commuters - not just those already scooting or pedalling for leisure.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

"Because we know that she's going uphill, because we know that she's accelerating, she must have been pedalling," Sgt Raine added.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl


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