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
The study analyzed data from nearly 400 million cars to estimate the probability that each vehicle would reach certain mileage milestones.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
For others, your mileage may vary.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
Ekholm is 35 years old, though, with some heavy mileage, and while his game has rounded into shape a bit lately, his first two months of this season were ugly.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The mileage rate used when driving in service of charitable organizations will remain at 14 cents in 2026.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
For others, your mileage may vary.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
Ekholm is 35 years old, though, with some heavy mileage, and while his game has rounded into shape a bit lately, his first two months of this season were ugly.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The mileage rate used when driving in service of charitable organizations will remain at 14 cents in 2026.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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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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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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Red, yellow and blue have each taken their turn to no avail.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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