as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we've been planning this big event for many moons
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Recent Examples of moon
The launch was further postponed because of poor weather forecast for Cape Canaveral on Tuesday and a SpaceX moon mission scheduled for Wednesday.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
European names also include the ice moon, the old moon or the moon after Yule, originally a three to 12-day festival that occurred in pre-Christian Europe near the winter solstice, according to NASA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
During this moon cycle, the moon will pass in front of Mars, which will be the closest and brightest on Wednesday.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
European names also include the ice moon, the old moon or the moon after Yule, originally a three to 12-day festival that occurred in pre-Christian Europe near the winter solstice, according to NASA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
During this moon cycle, the moon will pass in front of Mars, which will be the closest and brightest on Wednesday.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
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
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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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Still, her days of glitter and sequins are going, going, gone, heading for the dark cavern where Siegfried, Roy and their tigers sleep for eternity.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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After what seemed like an eternity of floating below the lake’s surface, his uncle’s hand pierced the water, caught him, and pulled him up into the air.—
David A. Ross,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2025
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The most significant is that this is a collection of songs that pay homage to the history of Puerto Rico, the homeland of its architect, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who, after several years away, longs to return home.—
Joan Escutia,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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Coming in at just one-minute long, the clip first shared to K. Dot’s official YouTube page begins with the camera entering a large room featuring two cars on either side and what appears to be a large skylight resembling a portal between them.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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