as in mile
a long distance
growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul
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Recent Examples of long haul
Atkinson emphasized that the team’s priority is keeping players healthy for the long haul rather than rushing them back.
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Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the long haul, however, SpaceX plans to rely on an even bigger and more powerful Starship — one that stands a whopping 466 feet (142 m) tall and sports 42 Raptors instead of the current 39.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Denver has plotted Greenlaw’s recovery for the long haul, and Strnad’s contributions have given the franchise the breathing room to do so.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
And even if the Chargers manage to steal the division from the Chiefs for a season, someone like Oweh also represents a mission to maintain the charge for the long haul.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the long haul, however, SpaceX plans to rely on an even bigger and more powerful Starship — one that stands a whopping 466 feet (142 m) tall and sports 42 Raptors instead of the current 39.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Denver has plotted Greenlaw’s recovery for the long haul, and Strnad’s contributions have given the franchise the breathing room to do so.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
And even if the Chargers manage to steal the division from the Chiefs for a season, someone like Oweh also represents a mission to maintain the charge for the long haul.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long haul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long haul
mile
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The new simulations could now resolve features that spanned distances six times Earth’s 8,000-mile (or 128,000-kilometer) diameter down to tens of thousands of miles—nearly 100 times better than previous simulations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The boat tours are about 40 miles roundtrip, and 2 to 2½ hours long.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Long haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20haul. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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