as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
I bought this dishwasher just last year—there is still a lot of mileage left in it
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Recent Examples of mileage
Opting for a leather or suede pair à la Courreges, Lemaire, and Ann Demeulemeester will earn you plenty of sartorial mileage.
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Shelby Ying Hyde, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Finally, refine your search based on brand, year and mileage preferences.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Doohan would also be able to accrue more F1 mileage through Haas’s private testing program using previous years’ cars, which the team started doing last year with Ocon, Bearman and Hirakawa.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Meal-prep and freeze foods for later Buying in bulk allows shoppers to get more mileage out of favorite food items.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Shelby Ying Hyde, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Finally, refine your search based on brand, year and mileage preferences.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Doohan would also be able to accrue more F1 mileage through Haas’s private testing program using previous years’ cars, which the team started doing last year with Ocon, Bearman and Hirakawa.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Meal-prep and freeze foods for later Buying in bulk allows shoppers to get more mileage out of favorite food items.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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Democrats are calling for judicial warrants before agents can enter private property, a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks, requiring the use of body cameras and new laws for use-of-force standards.—
Justin Gomez,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The pervasive use of less lethal tactics, caught on video and ricocheting across social media, began in late spring and summer in California and Oregon, expanded into Chicago in the fall and reached a crescendo in Minneapolis, where officers shot and killed two protesters last month.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the lead-up to the TrumpRx launch, Democratic members of Congress questioned its usefulness and urged federal health regulators to delay its debut.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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While quantum computers continue to slowly grind towards usefulness, some are pursuing a different approach—analog quantum simulation.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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Teams traded quality looks to no avail, up until Henry Phillips finished off a savvy feed from Ryan Kisiel at the backdoor with 59 seconds left in the frame.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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To bolster investor confidence and showcase real-world utility, the company recently aired a high-profile Super Bowl ad for Starlink, in partnership with United Airlines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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The focus remains on how nuclear microreactors for mining or remote processing sites could keep operations running without relying on distant utilities for power.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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