cycle
noun
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
cycled
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past participleof cycle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cycle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cyclenounany complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
Example Sentences
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I have also cycled from John O' Groats to Land's End, walked up Mount Kilimanjaro, and rowed from Tower Bridge to the Eiffel Tower.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
You don’t know how harshly the previous owner cycled the battery or whether they left it plugged in constantly at 100%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Blanca Ortiz has cycled through bouts of sadness, anxiety and anger ever since her husband was detained by federal immigration agents five months ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
It cycled through a range of staticky notes—the frequencies that would heal us.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
And when he cycled downhill, he could put the wind inside his shirt.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
