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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miles

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The state is sizable—447 miles long from north to south and 361 miles wide from east to west—which gives you all the more reason to return again and again to uncover more of its charms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Polo was centered 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and nearly stationary over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening.

— DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

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