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
In other words, your mileage may vary depending on other risk factors.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Additional expenses like mileage fees and insurance can affect the total cost.
—Joan Pabón, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Those with households where Alexa reigns supreme will get the most mileage out of this setup thanks to compatibility with your favorite assistant.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Riyadh believes there’s mileage to be gained in such diplomatic endeavors.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Additional expenses like mileage fees and insurance can affect the total cost.
—Joan Pabón, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Those with households where Alexa reigns supreme will get the most mileage out of this setup thanks to compatibility with your favorite assistant.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Riyadh believes there’s mileage to be gained in such diplomatic endeavors.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mileage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
Noun
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Despite prior use of violence by Hamas to crack down on demonstrations, the Hamas authorities in Gaza, so far, have not used similar violence to crack down on the current demonstrations.—
Khalil Shikaki,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Decrypt reported that GameStop completed a $1.5 billion sale of convertible senior notes, with about $1.48 billion in net proceeds available for corporate use.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Studies need a bare-minimum number of data points, and if the target number of participants fails to complete a trial, researchers might not be able to calculate anything about the interventions’ usefulness or safety.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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But questions about the efficacy and usefulness of its consumer products have followed it almost from the start.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dahl suggested avenues for investigation, to little avail.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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To little avail, as Tesla stock dropped and mobs have set fire to cars in dealer lots.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The labor action contributed to a drop of 11,000 jobs in the trade, transportation and utilities sector between January and February, with an emphasis on retail trade.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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Communication towers and water and electricity utilities were damaged, OCHA said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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