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
This slender strip of land south of Cape Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast—not to be confused with the nearby city of Cocoa—has six miles of gorgeous shores, easy access to the Banana River and the Thousand Islands Conservation Area.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The Baltic Sea has relatively narrow waterways, where international maritime boundaries extend 12 miles from the coast, and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) incorporate valuable fishing grounds or offshore wind farms.
—David Mac Dougall, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Rush wasn’t the first to attempt high-end touristic expeditions to the Titanic, which rests on the ocean floor approximately 3,800 meters from the surface, about 370 miles off the Newfoundland coast.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 June 2025
Then, on November 3, 1984, hunters stumbled upon a shallow grave, roughly six miles from Creston and near where Corinne's purse had been recovered.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The Baltic Sea has relatively narrow waterways, where international maritime boundaries extend 12 miles from the coast, and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) incorporate valuable fishing grounds or offshore wind farms.
—David Mac Dougall, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Rush wasn’t the first to attempt high-end touristic expeditions to the Titanic, which rests on the ocean floor approximately 3,800 meters from the surface, about 370 miles off the Newfoundland coast.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 June 2025
Then, on November 3, 1984, hunters stumbled upon a shallow grave, roughly six miles from Creston and near where Corinne's purse had been recovered.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mile
Noun
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The lens has only two switches—A/M to change between automatic and manual focus, and a focus limiter to switch between full range or distant subjects only (6 meters to infinity).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2025
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There is almost no justification for inflation to tend toward infinity as the unemployment rate goes below 1.5 percent.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Find stuff that will stand up to the wear and tear now, and work for the long haul.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Niacinamide adds a layer of calm (redness, be gone), while glycerin locks in hydration for the long haul.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
13 June 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mile. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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