variants
or eon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed aeons ago
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Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019 -
Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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The New Mexico-set drama follows a 14-year-old boy who is the main carer for his sick father and longs to go to party Plan B produced the film with Teorema, the production company of Michel Franco, who is also at the Berlinale with Golden Bear contender Dreams.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The top level is called extended, followed by longs and shorts.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On February 16, 2024, Navalny, who had been incarcerated since 2021, died age 47.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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And Canada’s links here to a golden past — Crosby, Brad Marchand and Drew Doughty — looked their ages on Saturday night.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Aeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeon. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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