as in mile
a long distance
the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels
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Recent Examples of country mile
Beyoncé walks a country mile in Nancy Sinatra’s boots, the Cure drop one of their most classic albums after a 16-year wait, Doechii leaves her own toothmarks on the alligator, MJ Lenderman dares to challenge the milkshake/smoothie dichotomy.
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Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Indiana Jones has appeared in a lot of games, most of which were a bit disappointing, to say the least, but if reviews are anything to go by, Indy's newest adventure clears the rest by a country mile.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
With the most cap space in the league by a country mile, the pressure was extraordinary for the New England brass.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
New York’s power play (3.49 goals per 60) is the worst in the league by a country mile.
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—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Indiana Jones has appeared in a lot of games, most of which were a bit disappointing, to say the least, but if reviews are anything to go by, Indy's newest adventure clears the rest by a country mile.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
With the most cap space in the league by a country mile, the pressure was extraordinary for the New England brass.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
New York’s power play (3.49 goals per 60) is the worst in the league by a country mile.
28.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country mile
mile
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Two more deaths were reported when a tornado hit rural parts of Scott County, Missouri about 130 miles to the south. St. Louis resident Joan Miller had a narrow escape when a tornado struck her historic 1912 brick home and ripped away the walls.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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All four satellites are on their way to, or already operating in, geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2025
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