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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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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. 18, 2023

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

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

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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