treadmill
noun
tread·mill
ˈtred-ˌmil 
1
a
: a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise or physiological testing
b
: a mill worked by an animal treading an endless belt
c
: a mill worked by persons treading on steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis and used formerly in prison punishment
2
: a wearisome or monotonous routine resembling continued activity on a treadmill
the office treadmill
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Examples of treadmill in a Sentence
the treadmill of exhausting family schedules
the treadmill of the morning commute to work
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Researchers from the University of Toronto captured several vampire bats and taught them to run on a treadmill.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Despite the progress, Peloton is expecting to lose more members and sell fewer bikes and treadmills than Wall Street analysts had expected during its all-important holiday quarter.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Our testers, who range in location from Alaska to Berkeley to Santa Fe to New York City, spent hours in them, bouncing up and down on trails, treadmills, and trains.
—Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
Now take away the treadmill, the bike, the weights, all that pricy and bulky gear.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Despite the progress, Peloton is expecting to lose more members and sell fewer bikes and treadmills than Wall Street analysts had expected during its all-important holiday quarter.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Our testers, who range in location from Alaska to Berkeley to Santa Fe to New York City, spent hours in them, bouncing up and down on trails, treadmills, and trains.
—Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
Now take away the treadmill, the bike, the weights, all that pricy and bulky gear.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for treadmill
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“Treadmill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treadmill. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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treadmill
noun
tread·mill
ˈtred-ˌmil
1
a
: a device moved by persons treading on steps set around the rim of a wide wheel or by animals walking on an endless belt
b
: a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise or medical testing
2
: a tiring or monotonous routine
Medical Definition
treadmill
noun
tread·mill
ˈtred-ˌmil
: a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place that is used for exercise and in tests of physiological functions see stress test
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