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
Gas mileage averages are 20 miles per gallon in city driving, 26 mpg on the freeways, 23 mpg combined.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
And the gas mileage, not great.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The four-time league MVP, a 21-time All-NBA honoree and All-Star, has more mileage on him than anyone in league history.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
And the gas mileage, not great.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The four-time league MVP, a 21-time All-NBA honoree and All-Star, has more mileage on him than anyone in league history.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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Xi will not stop China’s use of widespread economic subsidies or alter the other policies that have flooded American and allied markets with its goods.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The project aims to build a research base on the Moon for use by participating countries by the early 2030s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other clips show the duo snoozing together, laying on the couch, and Queenie trying to get Walt to play (but to little avail, of course).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Use caulk to plug openings around windows, doors, and utility pipes entering your house.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers is pushing utilities and tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to explore nuclear power as a backbone for digital growth.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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