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
This is the lightest of stretches, those first few seconds of a treadmill run when the machine is barely moving.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For three months, starting in April 2024, Williams received a daily injection of the drug followed by one hour of physical therapy, which included hand exercises and walking with a harness on a flat track or treadmill.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Taking the test involves wearing a heart rate monitor or mask while exercising at maximum effort on a treadmill.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Alternate cardio options include using a stationary bike, a treadmill or a 500-yard swim test as quickly as possible.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For three months, starting in April 2024, Williams received a daily injection of the drug followed by one hour of physical therapy, which included hand exercises and walking with a harness on a flat track or treadmill.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Taking the test involves wearing a heart rate monitor or mask while exercising at maximum effort on a treadmill.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Alternate cardio options include using a stationary bike, a treadmill or a 500-yard swim test as quickly as possible.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treadmill
Noun
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Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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LimX Dynamics’ full-size humanoid robot Oli has once again stunned its fans after performing what the Chinese company calls a full-body stretch routine in a new social media video.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to health disparities, the constant grind within the industry of recording, touring, filming, traveling, and lack of rest, are not a far cry from the hustle of everyday men who work tirelessly.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dragging out these memories was a grind.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Treadmill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treadmill. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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