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Recent Examples of recumbent
For example, recumbent exercise bikes typically range from $130-$150 for the most basic models, while the more high-end models go for more than $500.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
For a more relaxed ride: If a recumbent bike is more your style, consider the Home Fitness Award-winning Merach S19.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
However, people prone to falls should avoid outdoor cycling and may need a recumbent bike instead of an upright one.11 A recumbent bike has a seat low to the ground and the rider in a reclined position, with pedals closer to the front of the bike.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Camper #2 will have to pedal in on their own bike, however, as the T1's recumbent cockpit only has one seat.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
For a more relaxed ride: If a recumbent bike is more your style, consider the Home Fitness Award-winning Merach S19.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
However, people prone to falls should avoid outdoor cycling and may need a recumbent bike instead of an upright one.11 A recumbent bike has a seat low to the ground and the rider in a reclined position, with pedals closer to the front of the bike.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Camper #2 will have to pedal in on their own bike, however, as the T1's recumbent cockpit only has one seat.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recumbent
Adjective
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The horizontal log provides them some profile cover, which can shield them visually from passing predators.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a 2024 report, UBS refers to this as the horizontal wealth transfer, or wealth that will be transferred from one spouse to another.—
Janet Arzt,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Central Myanmar, where large plates of the Earth’s crust are in motion, is prone to powerful earthquakes.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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What started out as foam pads sewn into the shape of a mattress made sense 30 years ago, when even the largest yachts were much smaller and prone to the occasional wave over the side.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The fangs were an aspect that took a lot of working out — ultimately the unicorns’ teeth are modeled on mandrill teeth, which are flat in the front but also have more sinister-looking, fang-like incisors, and on wolf teeth as well, given how carnivorous the unicorns end up being.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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But for many Gen-X creatives, compensation has remained flat or decreased, factoring in the rising cost of living.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Recumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recumbent. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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