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
Age and mileage limits Omega Auto Care accepts vehicles that are under 15 years old or that have under 250,000 miles on the odometer.
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The mileage and service history also indicate that this F355 was used, much to the credit of its owner, Brutschin, who never sold it.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
This dramatic viewpoint is located halfway up McKittrick Ridge and will bring your total mileage to 9 miles out and back with 1,092 feet of elevation gain.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
The sequel trilogy, of course, for a lot of fans, merely turned into an excuse for Disney and Lucasfilm to milk the franchise for more, so your mileage may vary.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The mileage and service history also indicate that this F355 was used, much to the credit of its owner, Brutschin, who never sold it.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
This dramatic viewpoint is located halfway up McKittrick Ridge and will bring your total mileage to 9 miles out and back with 1,092 feet of elevation gain.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
The sequel trilogy, of course, for a lot of fans, merely turned into an excuse for Disney and Lucasfilm to milk the franchise for more, so your mileage may vary.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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The region has seen the deployment of the National Guard and Marines, the cancellation of public events and a visible chilling effect on the use of local businesses and services.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Their uses include promising methods for cleaning up toxic pollution.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pair abducted Lee to make amends, and Allen killed them for outliving their usefulness, which was minimal anyway.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to Havel, this usefulness is so successful, so total, that the story, the history, ceases to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Derbez also recalled mentioning his hits in Hollywood meetings to little avail in the past.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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For publisher Electronic Arts, strategic attrition might just be their winning path, too; after rejiggering their military shooter formula for over a decade to little avail, Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be a breakthrough amid the perpetual dominance of endless Call of Duty releases.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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During a trip to Mallon Farm with Prince William, the Princess of Wales mastered fall style with a black turtleneck, a cardigan, and a utility jacket.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Local planning agencies across the state are wrestling with how to zone data center projects under existing codes, and utilities are rushing to meet expected demand.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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