LONG HAULS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

long hauls

noun

plural of long haul

as in miles

a long distance growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul

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The 18-year-old was sent to Adelanto ICE Detention Center in handcuffs, nearly a hundred miles away from his worried family members.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Maloney was the chief of police in Chico, the Butte County college town about 30 miles northeast of Willows, from September 2009 through April 2012.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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