as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
the treadmill of the morning commute to work
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Recent Examples of treadmill
Puma’s team started with the Fast-R2 and created a virtual model of the shoe using biomechanical data collected from ten runners wearing pressure-sensing insoles while running on a force-sensing treadmill.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Finally, many working mothers spend their lives hopping from the treadmill of child care to the treadmill of work, and back again.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
That heart-racing portfolio already includes 1:1 Coaching, Outdoor Run Clubs and Equinox’s signature treadmill class on its proprietary Woodway equipment.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Alice killing Jane gets its own paragraph: After awkwardly running like Taylor Swift in that treadmill commercial, Alice hops over Jane, grabs her by the throat, and feeds her to a drooling wolf.
—Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture, 1 May 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Finally, many working mothers spend their lives hopping from the treadmill of child care to the treadmill of work, and back again.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
That heart-racing portfolio already includes 1:1 Coaching, Outdoor Run Clubs and Equinox’s signature treadmill class on its proprietary Woodway equipment.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Alice killing Jane gets its own paragraph: After awkwardly running like Taylor Swift in that treadmill commercial, Alice hops over Jane, grabs her by the throat, and feeds her to a drooling wolf.
—Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treadmill
Noun
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Here are some tips for incorporating creatine into your daily routine: Take it consistently, even on rest days, to get the most out of creatine benefits.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
8 May 2025
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Add these seven nightly cleaning tasks to your daily routine.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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Many of the artists who recently enjoyed major breakthroughs triumphed in their mid-twenties after long grinds.—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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To highlight just how many players are needed to survive the grind.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Treadmill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treadmill. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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