athletic shoe
Americannoun
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athletic shoes
plural
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a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.
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In a 2016 memoir, Knight recounted how he tried hard not to laugh when executives showed him some designs for an athletic shoe for discus throwers they called the “Throw Up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The athletic shoe giants all have lines of volleyball shoes, but Avoli co-founders Mark Oleson and Rick Anguilla said their brand is fully dedicated to what they believe is an underserved market.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
The number of ultrarunners worldwide rose steeply from 34,401 in 1996 to 611,098 in 2018, according to a 2021 study by athletic shoe seller RunRepeat and sports governing agency World Athletics.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
But in June, athletic shoe sales rebounded to the best month ever, he said, rising 25% from a year earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
After a stint as senior vice president of operations for Haggar Clothing, Perdue in 1994 became global vice president of Reebok, the athletic shoe company.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2020
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