as in mile
a long distance
the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels
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Recent Examples of country mile
The Nutribullet Ultra blender, the top pick by a country mile in our best personal blender testing, is currently an eye-popping 50% off.
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
Peaches, my favorite fruit by a backwoods country mile, seemed deeply Southern, or so this Yankee had always thought.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Schaefer is the best defenseman in the draft class by a country mile.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
Peaches, my favorite fruit by a backwoods country mile, seemed deeply Southern, or so this Yankee had always thought.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Schaefer is the best defenseman in the draft class by a country mile.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country mile
mile
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The home is about 40 miles south of Gainesville and about 70 miles northeast of Orlando.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Country mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20mile. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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