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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 concern followed Liam Conejo Ramos and his father when they were sent to south Texas' Dilley Immigration Processing Center, surrounded by chain-link fences on a dusty plain about 75 miles south of San Antonio.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Freshman righthander Michael Winter struck out two in an impressive top of the sixth, hitting 97 miles per hour with his fastball.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Depending on the battery, the range can be up to 350 miles and also has very quick acceleration.
—Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
On the morning of the induction, she was shackled and transported about 30 miles away to a Springfield hospital.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
While the foothills of the Sweetwaters are only about 15 miles east of the Sierra Nevada, the Sweetwaters sit within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, mostly in California, with the northernmost segment stretching into Nevada.
—Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
Spanning nearly a quarter of the lunar surface, the crater, which sits on the far side of the moon, is the largest with a diameter measuring roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
In addition, Greiser’s two facilities are in Pennsylvania, more than 2,700 miles from most West Coast pickup points, a steep transportation cost for a plastic bag that could instead go 20 miles to a local landfill.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Freshman righthander Michael Winter struck out two in an impressive top of the sixth, hitting 97 miles per hour with his fastball.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Depending on the battery, the range can be up to 350 miles and also has very quick acceleration.
—Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
On the morning of the induction, she was shackled and transported about 30 miles away to a Springfield hospital.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
While the foothills of the Sweetwaters are only about 15 miles east of the Sierra Nevada, the Sweetwaters sit within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, mostly in California, with the northernmost segment stretching into Nevada.
—Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
Spanning nearly a quarter of the lunar surface, the crater, which sits on the far side of the moon, is the largest with a diameter measuring roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
In addition, Greiser’s two facilities are in Pennsylvania, more than 2,700 miles from most West Coast pickup points, a steep transportation cost for a plastic bag that could instead go 20 miles to a local landfill.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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