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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 Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Taking into account the undisputed areas along Ukraine’s borders with Belarus and Russia, as well as the line of contact in Ukraine, the front extends nearly 1,200 miles.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Balloons for miles, inflated with love.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent research suggests that Stonehenge’s 43 bluestones came from about 140 miles away in western Wales, while its larger sarsen stones originated 15 miles north of the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The structure’s central, 13,200-pound Altar Stone, meanwhile, likely traveled not from Wales, but rather remote Scotland, more than 400 miles away.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Michigan Central would remain a lone skyscraper standing two miles from downtown.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Local activists bought up six square miles of redwood forest, then lobbied state officials for further measures to protect the area from logging.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Taking into account the undisputed areas along Ukraine’s borders with Belarus and Russia, as well as the line of contact in Ukraine, the front extends nearly 1,200 miles.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Balloons for miles, inflated with love.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent research suggests that Stonehenge’s 43 bluestones came from about 140 miles away in western Wales, while its larger sarsen stones originated 15 miles north of the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The structure’s central, 13,200-pound Altar Stone, meanwhile, likely traveled not from Wales, but rather remote Scotland, more than 400 miles away.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Michigan Central would remain a lone skyscraper standing two miles from downtown.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Local activists bought up six square miles of redwood forest, then lobbied state officials for further measures to protect the area from logging.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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