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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

It’s getting as much mileage as it can out of Murrell’s shopping spree, devising ever more elaborate graphics for readers to keep tabs on what Murrell bought with the stolen money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

While not every day hike involving the Big Loop is a spirit-draining test of will, some suggestions in this article are better suited for athletic hikers comfortable with double-digit mileages and vigorous pacing.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2022

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

From Textbooks Sep. 19, 2013

I would drive up to 11 hours a day during my shift and turn in mileages of 550 to 640 miles a day.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2013

The mileages registered by our anemometer were the mean for a whole hour, neglecting individual gusts, whose velocity much exceeded the average and which were always the potent factors in destructive work.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir




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