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tandem

[tan-duhm] / ˈtæn dəm /
NOUN
bicycle
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The Ghost Shark can travel long distances and would work in tandem with the crewed submarine fleet, officials said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The heat pumps work in tandem with existing heating systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Norris was in a position to make a legitimate move, but they came together, pirouetted in tandem, Piastri into the barriers and out of the race and Norris slipping down to eighth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

The boat leaks, and they must bail in tandem to keep themselves afloat.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have led the way as one of the most potent two-way tandems in the early part of the NBA season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

He and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who leads the league in receiving yards, look like they’ll be one of the game’s most formidable tandems for years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

As well as standard racing bikes with modifications where required and tandems, the Para-cycling road programme also features handcycling and trike races.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024

The authors of the study remark that the current official record in efficiency for organic tandem devices is 14,2% and that the last reported PCE for 4-terminal organic tandems is 6.5% .

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

In fine summer weather, beside the usual business traffic, there goes past this windy bare corner a constant stream of pleasure-seekers, heavily laden four-in-hands, tandems, dog-carts, equestrians, and open carriages, filled with well-dressed ladies.

From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies


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