as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant
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Recent Examples of blue moon
Tuesday's supermoon will mark the second of four consecutive supermoons, the next being Thursday, Oct. 17:
Aug. 19: super blue moon
Sept. 17: supermoon, harvest moon and partial lunar eclipse
Oct. 17: supermoon
Nov. 15: supermoon
More:Missed the rare super blue moon?
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
This month’s rare super blue moon peaks at 11:25 a.m.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Whenever that happens, astronomers call the third full moon a seasonal blue moon.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2024
The second full moon in a calendar month is often referred to as a blue moon, according to the Farmers Almanac.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
This month’s rare super blue moon peaks at 11:25 a.m.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Whenever that happens, astronomers call the third full moon a seasonal blue moon.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2024
The second full moon in a calendar month is often referred to as a blue moon, according to the Farmers Almanac.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue moon
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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
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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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Reduce longs, trim, sell calls — do something, before — as the expression goes — someone does it for you.Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Then again, the fact it’s gone on this long is surprising in its own right.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Key Facts The moon will reach peak illumination at around 4 a.m. EST on Sunday, and will rise and set at its northernmost points on the horizon of any moon in decades.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Together, Juno’s flybys have enabled an unprecedented look at the smoldering moon, including taking observations of its poles for the first time.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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At age 24, Tisdale was officially diagnosed with alopecia areata.Brian Mastroianni, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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According to recent reports, the number of people living to age 100 is expected to quadruple over the next 30 years.Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Blue moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20moon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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