as in infinity
a long distance
the recluse lived in a small cabin miles away from his closest neighbor
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Recent Examples of mile
Travel trends are projected to surpass last year's record in the U.S., with 72.2 million people traveling at least 50 miles from home in the U.S., AAA reports.
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Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
Natanz and Isfahan were hit with tomahawk missiles from U.S. submarines stationed 400 miles away, Hannity said citing a direct conversation with Trump.
—Carlo Versano
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
One of France’s oldest greenways, the lakeside route runs nearly 20 miles along the western shore between Annecy and Val de Chaise.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
And in 1956 the Federal-Aid Highway Act funded 41,000 miles of interstate—an asphalt backbone justified as civil defense infrastructure but experienced as a coast-to-coast permission slip for self-reinvention.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
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Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
Natanz and Isfahan were hit with tomahawk missiles from U.S. submarines stationed 400 miles away, Hannity said citing a direct conversation with Trump.
—Carlo Versano
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
One of France’s oldest greenways, the lakeside route runs nearly 20 miles along the western shore between Annecy and Val de Chaise.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
And in 1956 the Federal-Aid Highway Act funded 41,000 miles of interstate—an asphalt backbone justified as civil defense infrastructure but experienced as a coast-to-coast permission slip for self-reinvention.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mile
Noun
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Furthermore, parabolas and hyperbolas are equivalent to ellipses, with the addition of one or two points at infinity, respectively.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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But these new infinities exhibit strange properties.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Because both franchises are swinging big for the long haul.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Most recently, the Club booked some profits in CrowdStrike on June 24 out of respect for its huge move higher, but our belief in the company for the long haul has not wavered.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mile. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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