COUNTRY MILE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

country mile

noun

Definition of country mile

as in mile

a long distance the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels

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Recent Examples of country mile Most of the Matches Were Better Match-for-match, Berlin cleared the Raw x Stranger Things special by a country mile. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Jan. 2026 Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot. — Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025 This Editorial Board has interviewed several dozen candidates this election cycle and Van Der Mark was the least informed by a country mile. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 The single most important development of the 2025-26 Blackhawks season, by a country mile, is Connor Bedard’s leap into megastardom. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for country mile

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mile

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Meanwhile, 75 miles to the north of Rota, residents of the islands of Saipan and Tinian were hunkering down for impacts from the second super typhoon to hit the area this year.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The All-Star Game being held in Philadelphia, only about 70 miles from Kurtz’s hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, made the selection even more special for the 23-year-old.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

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