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a long distance
the recluse lived in a small cabin miles away from his closest neighbor
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Recent Examples of miles
The setup is designed to reduce the number of stops and miles that vendors have to complete to reach the various distribution facilities.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Diadji Nguirane and his partner, Maimouna Gueye, in the living room of their home in the town of Terrassa, about 17 miles from Barcelona.
—Marta Campabadal Graus, NBC news, 30 May 2026
This iconic resort, located 16 miles north of Kailua-Kona at the site of an ancient fishing village leased from the Kamehameha Schools, first opened in the 1960s and was shut down after a tsunami devastated much of the coast in 2011.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Loomis lies along Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada foothills, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
There’s forty miles of beautiful, beautiful coastline.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
And after 134,387 steps — which breaks down to about 67 miles — my feet still felt surprisingly fresh, with no aches or sweaty toes.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
The first 31 miles of the Deep Tunnel, or the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan, was completed.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Diadji Nguirane and his partner, Maimouna Gueye, in the living room of their home in the town of Terrassa, about 17 miles from Barcelona.
—Marta Campabadal Graus, NBC news, 30 May 2026
This iconic resort, located 16 miles north of Kailua-Kona at the site of an ancient fishing village leased from the Kamehameha Schools, first opened in the 1960s and was shut down after a tsunami devastated much of the coast in 2011.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Loomis lies along Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada foothills, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
There’s forty miles of beautiful, beautiful coastline.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
And after 134,387 steps — which breaks down to about 67 miles — my feet still felt surprisingly fresh, with no aches or sweaty toes.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
The first 31 miles of the Deep Tunnel, or the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan, was completed.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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