mileage

noun

ˈmī-lij How to pronounce mileage (audio)
Definition of mileagenext
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 Back in 2019, Uber famously cited a total addressable market (TAM) of $6 trillion by calculating the total mileage value of all personal cars and public transport worldwide. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The listing also notes while the odometer shows 3,800 miles, the vehicle’s true mileage is unknown. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 Fortunately, even those who are only able to shop for older and higher-mileage rides can take solace in the fact that today’s vehicles are engineered to last longer than ever. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But no team has completed less mileage in races this year than Cadillac. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mileage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileage
  1. use
  2. usefulness
  3. avail
  4. utility
Noun
  • Before Saylor Hayes’ parents were arrested in connection with the 5-year-old girl’s death this week, the couple had been charged with child abuse and had a history of drug use, court documents show.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Koeckeritz argued that a paved parking lot is an essential accessory to its main function — worship — not the principal use of the property across the street from the towering cathedral.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • But, as jurors learned, the confusion surrounding the existence of the proffer and the usefulness of an interview led to the decision not to prosecute at the time.
    — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The unit of value becomes the workflow, because an agent's usefulness comes from executing multistep processes across systems.
    — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • For decades, Washington strove to align perceptions across theaters, to little avail.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After that, when the impossibility of recovering anyone else became clear, Al-Zaharnah and others kept hoping international organizations would convince Israel to allow more construction equipment, but to little avail.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • The utility company says more than 2,600 storm response workers are working to restore power, with another 800 field workers from outside Michigan on the way to assist.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • South Africa has seemingly overcome its electricity crisis, with the country’s power utility, Eskom, reporting a power surplus during the winter peak-demand season, but civil society groups are wary of the surplus power being sold to data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of utility

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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileage. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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