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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
Except, in this case, the sapling could throw a fastball at more than a hundred miles per hour.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Oh, and crashed out of the Champions League courtesy of a 98th-minute header by a goalkeeper in a game taking place 1,200 miles away.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But the ships carrying his crucial cargo are trapped 2,000 miles away by Iran’s stranglehold of one of the world’s most important waterways.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
Taj Mahal was the top choice at 9-2 — the longest odds for a Preakness favorite since the race moved to its current distance of 1 3/16 miles in 1925.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The epicenter was roughly 4 miles southeast of Loma Linda, at a depth of 2 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Eric Richins, 39, died on March 4, 2022, of a fentanyl overdose at the couple's home in Kamas, a small mountain town about 40 miles east of Salt Lake City.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Searsmont is about 90 miles northeast of Portland.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Oh, and crashed out of the Champions League courtesy of a 98th-minute header by a goalkeeper in a game taking place 1,200 miles away.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But the ships carrying his crucial cargo are trapped 2,000 miles away by Iran’s stranglehold of one of the world’s most important waterways.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
Taj Mahal was the top choice at 9-2 — the longest odds for a Preakness favorite since the race moved to its current distance of 1 3/16 miles in 1925.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The epicenter was roughly 4 miles southeast of Loma Linda, at a depth of 2 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Eric Richins, 39, died on March 4, 2022, of a fentanyl overdose at the couple's home in Kamas, a small mountain town about 40 miles east of Salt Lake City.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Searsmont is about 90 miles northeast of Portland.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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