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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
On July 2, 1776, Caesar Rodney rode his horse 80 miles through a thunderstorm to cast Delaware’s tie-breaking vote for independence from Great Britain.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Roanoke River Greenway The Virginia Blue Ridge region (which includes Roanoke and surrounding communities within an hour's radius) has hundreds of miles of trails that nature lovers can tackle on foot or by bike.
—Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Neolithic peoples, with limited technology, would have had to travel impressive distances to move such a colossal megalith over 435 miles, as researchers determined that the stone originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeastern Scotland.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 44 miles west of Petrolia and occurred at a depth of 2 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
In addition to prices keeping many fans away, many USA fans on the eastern seaboard will be thousands of miles away from Team USA’s three group games in Los Angeles (where the Americans play twice) and Seattle.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
In the affidavit, Crutchfield claimed a home in Itasca, 40 miles away, as her homestead.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
The massive gun, which was transported in two pieces and took as many as eight hours to set up, could hurl 360-pound shells as far as 14 miles.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
The island is around 240 miles south of Perth, the state’s capital.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Roanoke River Greenway The Virginia Blue Ridge region (which includes Roanoke and surrounding communities within an hour's radius) has hundreds of miles of trails that nature lovers can tackle on foot or by bike.
—Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Neolithic peoples, with limited technology, would have had to travel impressive distances to move such a colossal megalith over 435 miles, as researchers determined that the stone originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeastern Scotland.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 44 miles west of Petrolia and occurred at a depth of 2 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
In addition to prices keeping many fans away, many USA fans on the eastern seaboard will be thousands of miles away from Team USA’s three group games in Los Angeles (where the Americans play twice) and Seattle.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
In the affidavit, Crutchfield claimed a home in Itasca, 40 miles away, as her homestead.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
The massive gun, which was transported in two pieces and took as many as eight hours to set up, could hurl 360-pound shells as far as 14 miles.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
The island is around 240 miles south of Perth, the state’s capital.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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