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athletic shoe

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noun

  • athletic shoes
    plural
  1. a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.

  2. sneaker.


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The design also weaves Loewe’s pebble texture and On’s signature semitranslucent mesh, bound together with drawstring elastic laces for an athletic shoe with luxury flair.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

She has signed with a modeling agency - attending Paris Fashion Week is on her bucket list - and this week sealed a major endorsement deal with the athletic shoe and apparel company, Reebok.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2023

In 1987, Mr. Moore and Strasser left Nike to create a sports marketing firm, and they were soon consulting for Adidas, the venerable German athletic shoe manufacturer.

From Washington Post May 7, 2022

From 2012 to 2016, the group paid an athletic shoe company run by another of Mr. Okebiyi’s brothers, Michael, to provide “tech support,” records and interviews show.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2022

Harkness was Indianapolis’ first Black sportscaster, worked with the United Way of Greater Indianapolis and ran an athletic shoe franchise.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2021

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