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
Will Dame still be Dame? Lillard, who is approaching the age of 35, has a ton of NBA mileage on his body, having played in 900 regular season games, all of which required him to carry enormous scoring loads.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Gas mileage averages are 18 miles per gallon in city driving, 21 mpg on the highway.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The Garmin Forerunner 245 is highly rated for its accurate mileage tracker.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
For mileage hounds looking for the best odds of nabbing a seat up front, the airline with the largest percentage of seats devoted to first is All Nippon Airways, with about 3.2 percent of its capacity devoted to this class, according to the Cirium data.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Gas mileage averages are 18 miles per gallon in city driving, 21 mpg on the highway.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The Garmin Forerunner 245 is highly rated for its accurate mileage tracker.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
For mileage hounds looking for the best odds of nabbing a seat up front, the airline with the largest percentage of seats devoted to first is All Nippon Airways, with about 3.2 percent of its capacity devoted to this class, according to the Cirium data.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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The first assistant director, David Halls, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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This sediment record reflects both natural climate variation and the profound impact of human land use, especially during the rise and fall of the Maya civilization.—
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
Noun
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These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The future usefulness for residents and visitors ultimately will depend on speed, frequency, and how rail compares with driving, said RTD board member Karen Benker, who attended the meetings in Washington, D.C.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Noun
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For decades, watchdog organizations have warned of staffing challenges and equipment dysfunction to little avail.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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His water releases didn’t go to LA Most water agencies that depend on the CVP have already publicly expressed their concerns, but so far to no avail.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Benesh pointed out 2021’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included billions of dollars for removing PFAS from drinking water and that some large manufacturers have paid multibillion-dollar settlements to utilities.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Instead, Garcia has become one of Barcelona’s best utility players, featuring at centre-back, in central midfield and, most recently, as a right-back against Vinicius Junior.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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