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
Those changes could reshape the aesthetics of the region for the long haul.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
What will have changed over the long haul?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s because baked into Bournemouth’s valuation is an assumption that the relatively small club isn’t going to be in the Premier League for the long haul.
—Andrés Martinez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The less the drop from one weekend to the next, the more the film has staying power and can really see its box office rack up over the long haul.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
What will have changed over the long haul?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s because baked into Bournemouth’s valuation is an assumption that the relatively small club isn’t going to be in the Premier League for the long haul.
—Andrés Martinez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The less the drop from one weekend to the next, the more the film has staying power and can really see its box office rack up over the long haul.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long haul
mile
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Within minutes, the utility dispatched the nearest crew, which was 26 miles away, to confirm the lines were de-energized.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Blue Line is an area spanning 120 kilometers (around 75 miles) along southern Lebanon that acts as a de-facto border between the two countries.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Long haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20haul. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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