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Synonyms & Antonyms for mile
Synonyms
afar, country mile, far cry, long haul
Antonyms
hair, inch, step, stone's throw
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The two projectiles were launched from Kaechon, north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, toward the sea off the North’s east coast, flying up to 205 miles, the South Korean military said in a statement. — BostonGlobe.com, "It was the eighth time North Korea has tested ballistic missiles or other projectiles since late July, and the first weapons test in 17 days.," 11 Sep. 2019 At the same time, city planners believe the average vehicle miles traveled per person will decrease by 31 percent, from 25 miles per day to 17 miles per day. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Can Mission Valley handle 50,000 more residents?," 8 Sep. 2019 The communications delay with the spacecraft across such a distance — the moon is more than 200,000 miles from Earth — meant that the space agency had limited control over the descent. — New York Times, "India Says It Has Located Chandrayaan-2 Lander on Moon’s Surface," 8 Sep. 2019 On a side street off Euclid Avenue, the car was driven at 35-45 miles per hour. — cleveland.com, "Sex, jealousy lead to fight over man: Cleveland Heights police blotter," 6 Sep. 2019 Turns out, not many people wanted to live in the middle of the desert, miles from the nearest highway and hours from the closest city. — Wired, "The Unbuilt Streets of California's Ghost Metropolis," 5 Sep. 2019 And yet all of it is surrounded by water, no part of the park is more than 30 miles from the ocean’s coast. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "The Very Best National Parks You Need to Visit," 5 Sep. 2019 Hurricane-force winds extended up to 60 miles from its center, while tropical storm-force winds could be felt up to 175 miles from the core. — Michael Weissenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Bahamians begin rescues as Hurricane Dorian moves on toward the U.S. coast," 4 Sep. 2019 Hurricane force winds now extend 70 miles from the eye of the storm and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "As Hurricane Dorian Snakes Along the East Coast, Georgia and South Carolina Brace for Storm," 4 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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