Thesaurus results for TREADMILL

treadmill

noun

ˈtred-ˌmil

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 The spa There’s no spa, but the on-site fitness room has weights, yoga mats, treadmills, and a Peloton bike that sees regular use. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 Is Chuck Schumer headed down the same dark treadmill to senility pioneered by Dementia Joe Biden before him? —

Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 Sprints, jogging, and incline walking on the treadmill every morning. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 Tapping any of them will adjust the treadmill accordingly. —

Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for treadmill

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Eventually, people could not resist returning to their lives, to routines more comfortable than standing in the streets with the sun glaring in your eyes, squinting up to check the position of snipers on a roof, or working with cramping fingers sewing your tenth mask of the night.

— Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Anti-war activists and those who oppose Pahlavi describe a climate of fear that has led some to notify police and change their routines.

— Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026