ten-speed

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Of course, Gateway will spec a tamer exhaust system to keep neighbors happy, as well as provide a ten-speed automatic transmission or a non-supercharged 5.0-liter Coyote V-8. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 There are also two transmissions to pick between, too—a six-speed manual and a ten-speed automatic with paddle shifters. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
Noun
  • Come to the beautiful property along the island’s Southern coast for a week and your itinerary can be filled with fencing lessons from a nine-time Olympic champion, table tennis classes with an international sensation and mountain bike rides with one of the world’s top pro cycling teams.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Handlebars for a mountain bike FAQ How wide should my handlebars be?
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And in December 2023, a man riding a bicycle in a bike lane died after hitting a fire hydrant while avoiding a turning van on the road in San Jose.
    Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Virtually everybody on a bike runs red lights when no vehicles are coming.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The brothers posed in their gear next to a red bike while practicing with a local motocross school.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • In the late eighteen-sixties, New Yorkers took up the velocipede, a primitive version of the bicycle.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021

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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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