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treadmills

  • plural
    of treadmill.
    treadmill
    noun
    an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.

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Their lens finds people walking on their treadmills, talking on the phone, laughing with one another.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving says it has been getting more inquiries in the past two years for returning heavy purchases such as treadmills and other fitness equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Many treadmills even have built-in interval programs that guide you through sprint and recovery periods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025

“Had we taken the path of being too cool for treadmills and homemade videos, I can look back and say —”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

Taking a deep breath, I head to the gym to meet Stella, pushing open the door and walking past the rows of treadmills and ellipticals and stationary bikes.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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