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mileage

[mahy-lij] / ˈmaɪ lɪdʒ /
NOUN
rate
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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But even those guys — besides 30-year-old Porzingis, they’re all in their late-30s or early 40s, with a ton of NBA mileage — aren’t beating Father Time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“Freedom — you got to fight for it every single day, and you can’t be willing to give any mileage on that. Not even an inch,” she added.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

“Better fuel mileage, maybe, but is it going to save me $800 plus per month?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

I sidled up to the bar with happy hour in full swing, feeling a little nauseated from the heat and mileage.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

In terms of sheer mileage, he had likely traveled far more than Penelope had, and in all sorts of weather, too.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

At low mileages, some of them were snapping off, he said.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2024

Auto mechanics have been struck by the rising ages and mileages of vehicles that now arrive at the shop in numbers they’d never seen before.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2023

Using a 5 percent significance level, test the hypothesis that the three mean commuting mileages are the same.

From Textbooks Mar. 27, 2020

But in five days of following Young’s every move, Cantrell didn’t witness any indication that he was capable of achieving the mileages he claimed in the first days of his transcontinental run.

From The Guardian Jun. 22, 2016

A number of the above-named engines have run large mileages, in many cases already exceeding 100,000 miles per engine.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various




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