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
The August 2025 full moon is not a rare super blue moon.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This spectacle will have a window of ideal visibility through February 21.
March 14: Total lunar eclipse
Sometimes, full moons get called colorful names that are a bit of a fake-out: A blue moon isn’t really blue, and a pink moon isn’t really pink.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Their version of Superman was made with blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
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?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This spectacle will have a window of ideal visibility through February 21.
March 14: Total lunar eclipse
Sometimes, full moons get called colorful names that are a bit of a fake-out: A blue moon isn’t really blue, and a pink moon isn’t really pink.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Their version of Superman was made with blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
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?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 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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Released in 2002, Real Women Have Curves starred a then-teenage Ferrera as Ana, a young Los Angeles woman who aspires to go to college, but whose mother (the late Lupe Ontiveros) longs for her daughter to stay home and lead a traditional life abiding by cultural standards.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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In Week 1 against the Panthers, Etienne picked up 143 rushing yards on just 16 carries, with a long of 71.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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So this idea of some kind of exchange mechanism on the early moon is exciting.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The shoes were fastened by a small crescent-moon charm off to the side, which added a modern, playful touch.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Takaichi gave up her beloved Kawasaki Z400GP motorcycle after becoming a lawmaker in 1993 at age 32, reportedly to avoid accidents that could hinder her work.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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He was thrilled when, at age 12, his parents bought a Baldwin grand piano secondhand from the University of Central Arkansas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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