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miles and miles

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  1. A considerable distance; also, a large interval, by far. For example, We drove for miles and miles before we saw a gas station, or She was miles and miles a better pianist than her brother: This usage was first recorded in 1889.

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Or is it a sleek, modern home perched atop a mountain where the nearest grocery store is miles and miles away?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Its extra ground clearance, improved approach and departure angles, and enhanced off-road hardware and software enabled this model to eat up miles and miles of single-track dirt roads with ease.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

There’s miles and miles of road and desert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

They are miles and miles away from that right now.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

When I get to the top, Hilda is posing for Angela, who is taking pictures with the miles and miles of rolling green hills as the backdrop.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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