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
Taylor has put on a lot of mileage through six years in the NFL, too.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Seven Kingdoms benefits enormously from the chemistry between Claffey (last seen on Bad Sisters) and the young Ansell, who get a satisfying amount of mileage out of simply being two guys figuring things out together.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Whether towing via an electric or ICE vehicle, the PG5's self-propulsion capability will increase efficiency and extend the mileage the vehicle is able to achieve per fill-up.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Other lenders draw the line at lower ages and mileage.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Seven Kingdoms benefits enormously from the chemistry between Claffey (last seen on Bad Sisters) and the young Ansell, who get a satisfying amount of mileage out of simply being two guys figuring things out together.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Whether towing via an electric or ICE vehicle, the PG5's self-propulsion capability will increase efficiency and extend the mileage the vehicle is able to achieve per fill-up.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Other lenders draw the line at lower ages and mileage.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
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The company also highlighted its shift toward a Robot-as-a-Service model, indicating readiness for global commercial deployment rather than experimental use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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Teams traded quality looks to no avail, up until Henry Phillips finished off a savvy feed from Ryan Kisiel at the backdoor with 59 seconds left in the frame.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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Fire officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but confirmed utilities had already been secured at the structure.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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All three plans will also include four 400kw Alpitronic HYC400 Chargers, one utility Transformer and one 4000A BUS, 2000A MCB switchboard, according to city records.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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