variants
or eons
as in ages
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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Recent Examples of aeons
The Cloud’s residents may be a reason why life ignited on Earth; crashing on our planet eons ago, these ice bodies may have supplied at least some of the water that all life requires.
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James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Working in a genre that already feels eons ahead, DJ Travella somehow blasts singeli even further into hyperdrive.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
South American hunter-gatherers have alternated rest days with days full of movement for eons.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Working in a genre that already feels eons ahead, DJ Travella somehow blasts singeli even further into hyperdrive.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
South American hunter-gatherers have alternated rest days with days full of movement for eons.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Aeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeons. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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