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a long distance
the recluse lived in a small cabin miles away from his closest neighbor
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Recent Examples of miles
In the years that followed—‘til 1964 when army HQ decamped to the Ministry of Defence across the way—between 2500 and 3000 army and civil service personnel surged the two and a half miles of corridors on a daily basis.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was roughly 4 miles east-northeast of Markleeville and occurred at a depth of 1 mile.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
As of late Friday afternoon, Wiseman and his crew were more than 110,000 miles (180,000 kilometers) from Earth and were quickly gaining on the moon with another 150,000 miles (240,000 kilometers) to go.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In addition, the astronauts configured their cameras and practiced the observations scheduled for Monday’s flyby of the moon, when the capsule will pass about 4,000 miles from our ssatellite.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
By year’s end, another one-bedroom cottage and four-bedroom home will be completed, and Henkel has a permit to rebuild a backcountry ruin about four miles away from the main complex.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Plumes of smoke could be seen for miles, and hours later, crews are still monitoring for hotspots.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The strait, 20 miles wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In 2023, the Chicago Bears purchased a few hundred acres of land in Arlington Heights, a suburb about twenty-five miles north of downtown Chicago, where the team currently plays, for about two hundred million dollars.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was roughly 4 miles east-northeast of Markleeville and occurred at a depth of 1 mile.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
As of late Friday afternoon, Wiseman and his crew were more than 110,000 miles (180,000 kilometers) from Earth and were quickly gaining on the moon with another 150,000 miles (240,000 kilometers) to go.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In addition, the astronauts configured their cameras and practiced the observations scheduled for Monday’s flyby of the moon, when the capsule will pass about 4,000 miles from our ssatellite.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
By year’s end, another one-bedroom cottage and four-bedroom home will be completed, and Henkel has a permit to rebuild a backcountry ruin about four miles away from the main complex.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Plumes of smoke could be seen for miles, and hours later, crews are still monitoring for hotspots.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The strait, 20 miles wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In 2023, the Chicago Bears purchased a few hundred acres of land in Arlington Heights, a suburb about twenty-five miles north of downtown Chicago, where the team currently plays, for about two hundred million dollars.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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