LONG HAUL Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

long haul

noun

as in mile

a long distance growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul

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Recent Examples of long haul The conference, attended by key European leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is both a fundraising forum and a message to Russia that Ukraine’s Western supporters are in it for a long haul. —

ABC News, 25 June 2026 Grip strength is linked to lots of aspects of healthy aging, so dead hangs may help keep you functional and independent for the long haul. —

Christa Sgobba, Health, 24 June 2026 What is needed is a memory notebook to make their actions more predictable and useful over the long haul. —

Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The idea is to find and fix issues via flight testing, a strategy that SpaceX thinks works well over the long haul. —

Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for long haul

Recent Examples of Synonyms for long haul

mile

Noun

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