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
The tracks follow the edge of the beach for about six miles there, where the rails are threatened on one side by coastal erosion and on the other side by crumbling bluffs.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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.
—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
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mile
Noun
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The 90mm Macro is not ideal for rack focus video shots, however, as its optics exhibit significant focus breathing because the lens's angle of view is far narrower when focused on a near subject versus one that's far off toward infinity.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Dec. 2024
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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
Noun
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Simply plug it in and safeguard your valuable data for the long haul, transferring with rapid read and write speeds.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
14 July 2025
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If the favorite achieves the three-peat, its going to be another long haul flight to the trophy.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mile. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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