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
Endurance Mechanical Breakdown Insurance Learn More Policy highlights Endurance has six tiers of coverage with no middleman or mileage restrictions.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Mammoth Cave is the world's longest cave system, stretching 426 miles beneath southern Kentucky, though experts speculate more mileage could remain undiscovered.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
Chappell misused state vehicles for personal use over weekends, holidays, and outside business hours, racking up unauthorized vehicle usage and mileage fees totaling more than $47,000 between August 2015 and January 2019, the news release said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
The truck looks brand new in the pictures accompanying the auction listing, which is little surprise considering how little mileage it’s covered over the last 32 years.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Mammoth Cave is the world's longest cave system, stretching 426 miles beneath southern Kentucky, though experts speculate more mileage could remain undiscovered.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
Chappell misused state vehicles for personal use over weekends, holidays, and outside business hours, racking up unauthorized vehicle usage and mileage fees totaling more than $47,000 between August 2015 and January 2019, the news release said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
The truck looks brand new in the pictures accompanying the auction listing, which is little surprise considering how little mileage it’s covered over the last 32 years.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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Some anglers told Ajemian and McCallister the price is too high, especially since the device can be lost during use.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Its innovation platform, Loop, also reimagines packaging with reusable formats designed to last hundreds of uses.—
Alexander Kwapis,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Batteries Improve Usefulness Of Wind, Solar Simply, wind is cheap and as battery storage improves, so does its usefulness.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.—
Health,
Health,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Chase tried to tamp the flames by denying the telegram was sent, but to little avail.—
Anne Halsey,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Aug. 2025
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The technology has been explored as a solution for plastic waste since the 1970s to little avail.—
Chelsea Linsley,
Mercury News,
29 July 2025
Noun
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These products help users reduce energy consumption and utility costs while supporting sustainability goals.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Men’s and women’s utility jackets create the opportunity for designers to experiment with pocket and hardware placement.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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