as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
I bought this dishwasher just last year—there is still a lot of mileage left in it
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Recent Examples of mileage
Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
But not so strenuous that most people couldn’t do it, building up their mileage.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
But Estevez has put a lot of mileage on his arm since 2019, and shared high-leverage assignments with Jeff Hoffman and Jose Alvarado for the Phillies.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
No word on when 50-series performance will be added to the service, though, and game streaming is still very much a ‘your mileage may vary’ sort of situation.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mileage 
Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
But not so strenuous that most people couldn’t do it, building up their mileage.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
But Estevez has put a lot of mileage on his arm since 2019, and shared high-leverage assignments with Jeff Hoffman and Jose Alvarado for the Phillies.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
No word on when 50-series performance will be added to the service, though, and game streaming is still very much a ‘your mileage may vary’ sort of situation.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mileage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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Park District officials want to make changes on the pool that originally went into use about ten years ago.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thus, there is always a lurking risk that your AI use will be detected.—
Andrew Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, its roughly six-hour run time will limit its usefulness in certain scenarios.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some initiatives have outlived their usefulness or have led to dependency rather than the development outcomes that were intended.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Readers may be surprised by a scene in which a young Michaels, himself a comedian, pitches jokes to Woody Allen, to little avail.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The surviving members even took a crack at properly recording and mixing it in 1995, to little avail.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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How do utilities prioritize power restoration for those receiving home care who rely on electricity to maintain their vitals?—
Josh Klein,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Locals, however, have no doubt: Entergy, the local power utility, screwed something up.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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