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 mood is palpable, and the meditation legible, even if Winnipeg and Iranian cinema are to you as remote as a chilly winter moon.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The moon will be below the horizon at this time, so the Almanac’s moon guide recommends looking for it on Tuesday or Wednesday night.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
The Leo moon acts from a place of ego and power and uses both to gain success.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Look to the new moon in Pisces on Feb. 27 to set intentions around your goals, dreams and visions of the future.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The moon will be below the horizon at this time, so the Almanac’s moon guide recommends looking for it on Tuesday or Wednesday night.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
The Leo moon acts from a place of ego and power and uses both to gain success.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Look to the new moon in Pisces on Feb. 27 to set intentions around your goals, dreams and visions of the future.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 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
Noun
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In just over 20 minutes, the bag is born, experiences moments of joy, fear, loss and abandonment, and then meditates on death and eternity.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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It was sent to space as a piece of deadweight on the inaugural test flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, and the vehicle is now destined to spend eternity soaring aimlessly through our cosmic neighborhood.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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