variants
or chiefly British aeon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
it's been eons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed eons ago
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Recent Examples of eon
But that was more than five years ago — eons in American politics.
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
The best buddy cop movie in eons has arrived in the form of Zootopia 2.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Fermentation is in it for the long game A process that’s no newbie, fermentation has been around for eons.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
But between the subtle style, simple yet efficient organization, and durability that suggests this weekender will last for eons of adventures to come, our testers say the price might be worth it.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
The best buddy cop movie in eons has arrived in the form of Zootopia 2.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Fermentation is in it for the long game A process that’s no newbie, fermentation has been around for eons.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
But between the subtle style, simple yet efficient organization, and durability that suggests this weekender will last for eons of adventures to come, our testers say the price might be worth it.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon
Noun
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Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kaia Gerber has officially become the latest in a long of line of celebrities to co-sign the peek-a-bra trend.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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We were deprived of what every human longs for—a chance to love honestly with mind, body and soul.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Your Cardiovascular Health Can Improve Quickly Arteries naturally stiffen with age, which can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Eon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eon. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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